I think the A4 has more substance, and is better. Newspaper may be too thin and disintegrate under there...
Lapping film, try it.
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I think the A4 has more substance, and is better. Newspaper may be too thin and disintegrate under there...
Haha! ,,yeah,, ya' got me! If I only took the time to calculate the thousands I've spent over the past couple of years on these beasts ( instead of lapping films) I'd probably cringe.I really don't want to know just how staggering the number is.
Shhhhh! Mums the word!
Really,, she doesn't care in the least what I blow on this stuff. She's more of an enabler. "Well if you want it,,,just get it". So I do.
and yeah,, I was being very conservative on my numbers. This stuff is great!
Thanks again.
Really,, she doesn't care in the least what I blow on this stuff. She's more of an enabler. "Well if you want it,,,just get it". So I do.
and yeah,, I was being very conservative on my numbers. This stuff is great!
Thanks again.
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I was planning on getting only the 3um and 1um, then going crox pasted balsa or cotton strop.
Bingo!
Oh, and for those interested, here's the unboxing of my granite a few years back:
Yeah, your pictures in the synthetic progression thread are amazing. I can't believe how smooth the edge looks under that magnification. I have pretty sensitve skin, so I am not looking for the sharpest razor of all time, just smooth, irritation free shaving.
Where did you buy the film?
Right here, they have .3,1,2,5,9,12 &15. I've done several wedges lately with the same strip of film that I've done quite a few other razors on. I wouldn't go to these to set a bevel,, but they work just fine in my experience.
Check Barneykillers response to his wedge I just did for him. Smooth and quiet according to him. I liked it too!
http://www.specialized.net/Specialized/catalog/searchresults.aspx?keywords=lapping+films
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Thanks. I've also honed a couple of wedges with no problem.
I was thinking more on terms of replicating the scratch patterns of a natural stone on your films rather than the search for the laser sharp edge.
A single nagura on Japanese sites run about 20-30 before shipping, and if you spend more than gosenyen shipping is free.
If you could approximate a jnat feel with 1.00 sheet of film and a 30.00 nagura you would win the Nobel Hone prize!! Although no one would believe you.
Thanks a bunch! I've looked at other places, but like the selection and prices here best, I think. I'm going to place an order. If anyone wants to split up what I order, let me know as I'll have more than I need!
You do realize that you've created quite a challenge....
I've no doubt that lapping film can put a great edge on a wedge. I've never used a wedge that was honed on film, but I believe it. I loved the edges that Seraphim put on the razors I bought from him, and I'm liking the edges I'm getting from film.
I was just wondering how many wedges you could hone on one sheet of film vs how many hollowed razors you could get off one sheet of film. I don't expect any answer, it was just an idle thought, a question with no point. But considering how much more metal needs removed, I'd guess maybe half as many wedges per sheet. Perhaps I should buy more wedges and find out.
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I've been using the films for a couple of months now based Seraphim's and slash's threads with good results. I've just recently picked up a welsh slate for a song that I'm trying to get to know, but they always get finished 0.3um.
Now a pasted strop...methinks that is what I need now.
I would advise anyone who wants to hone their own razors to give this a shot!
Now a pasted strop...methinks that is what I need now.
I would advise anyone who wants to hone their own razors to give this a shot!
Why not simply use the nagura on a C12K?
Or, as I've surmised in the past, simply stop at the lapping film level that best approximates the scratch pattern left by the JNat?
Perhaps we need to collaborate. I font have a JNat. Maybe I'll hone up a GD and send it to you for final finishing on a JNat (NO moron powders after though!). You send it back to me to look at under the scope and we see what we can come up with.
I think the inconsistent types of cnats may be a problem, where as the 1 micron film would give a consistent substrate. Using Jnats recently it is becoming clear to me that a lot of the effects come from the nagura more than the hone at this point in my learning curve. So in theory a nagura slurry stone on film might work, especially if the film is of a very fine micron size.
I am no expert, but it is an experiment worth trying out. Maybe I need to ship one of my "nuggets" out to you to rub on whatever films you have to experiment. And maybe throw in a jnat/nagura progression honed gold dollar too for reference.
What is the advantage to the scratch patterns on the Jnat? Is it just a means for edge integrity under a loupe or microscope?
I've never shaved off a Jnat edge, so I'm not really sure I understand.
I've never shaved off a Jnat edge, so I'm not really sure I understand.
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