I have two Thuringians: 1) a small yellow, green, blue piece I bought from Peter, and 2) a 5 x 2.5 mottled green stone.
I have been using slurry starting about the thickness of 1 to 2 percent milk that I gradually dilute until it's mostly water. I am only reaching sharp and smooth about once per three/four tries. I tried thicker slurry on the first stone one time and ended up with coarse scratch marks.
The few sharp and smooth edges I have gotten have been delightful.
When I do the same thing with my Nakayama Asagi and Ozuku, it's sharp and smooth every time.
Is Thuringian slurry like JNAT slurry raised with a DMT (just fine slurry that speeds up the honing process) or does it contain some secret sauce that depending on the dilution can dull your edge or are these stones just playing with my mind?
Surprisingly, I cannot find much information about how Thuringian slurry works.
I have been using slurry starting about the thickness of 1 to 2 percent milk that I gradually dilute until it's mostly water. I am only reaching sharp and smooth about once per three/four tries. I tried thicker slurry on the first stone one time and ended up with coarse scratch marks.
The few sharp and smooth edges I have gotten have been delightful.
When I do the same thing with my Nakayama Asagi and Ozuku, it's sharp and smooth every time.
Is Thuringian slurry like JNAT slurry raised with a DMT (just fine slurry that speeds up the honing process) or does it contain some secret sauce that depending on the dilution can dull your edge or are these stones just playing with my mind?
Surprisingly, I cannot find much information about how Thuringian slurry works.