Steve56
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What a beautiful stone and tomo Tom!
What did you hone today?
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Thanks Steve 
Lovely.
Spent a little time converting this MK 30 from "method" edge to Ark.
I've never done the method, but a well finished razor(or knife for that matter) that spends time doing lots of circles and rolling x strokes on a translucent Ark is very hard to compete with. The edges are so smooth and so sharp. On knifes and chisels that get lots of use they seem stay sharp for longer .
Can't beat the ark for comfortable edges. And depending on how much time I spend on it, I can get pretty close to the diamond balsa method for sharpness. Close enough. Even the edges that aren't quite as sharp seem to shave closer, but maybe that's because the edge is comfortable enough that I can go over the stubborn areas more.
This came a while ago. First try to shave with it didn't go well, tugging. Quick look and front third of the razor looked bad, rugged.
Shapton glass 4k, 8k, Jnat with tomo. Good shave.
Shapton glass 4k, 8k, Jnat with tomo. Good shave.
I've had a les lat that I used a few times and sat on a shelf for a while. After polishing a couple knives on a bbw after looking into the science behind it I decided to throw some knives I've had trouble with on my Les lat with a slurry and was amazed at what I ended up with with. I did use both sides to finish on the hybrid with the lightest slurry. Knives were done within 3 minutes each, as I thinned the slurry I got steel colored mud in place of it. I used lpb slurry on the stone but I think the LL was the workhorse throughout. I never have sharpened knives on coticules really outside of testing their speed. I like teeth on my knives and the smoothness coticules impart on razors seemed counterintuitive to me, but I was wrong. Anyone starting in sharpening of any kind I would suggest a les lat. Mine is 100x30 so it's not very big but it's very fine and possibly one of my top 3 fastest stones. I used a French knife I sharpened on it to cut cane tested and it slices through knife length swaths of it like I was hht-ing hair on my arm. Again, I got the idea of putting knives on coticules from @cotedupy and it was fantastic advice. Because garnets are so hard, if you've got an aggressive coticule with heavy slurry, they'll eat almost any steel like butter. I was super impressed and also rediscovered the value of pasted strops on knives. I put a razor I messed up on an uneven stone back in that same coticule and after 2 minutes on each side it was tree topping silently. I run it up and down an old Norton black "hard arkansas" 5" slip stone just to pick it up. Shave was great. Was tempted to throw it on the pasted strop but it was perfect as is. My pocket knives can shave a finger print off with no pressure. They went on a llyn idwal for a few minutes but the coticule took the chips out of all those knives in no time.
Stiz 49 on 8k Fuji, then a CNat with diamond slurry to keep things simple.
Lots of zen time in the CNat
Lots of zen time in the CNat
Touched up an axe I had sharpened with a very old washita initially. I put this black river stone I found and flattened one side of. It's very hard, fine, and abrasive. I wish I knew what it was so I could hunt more or buy a quarry I did a very quick 20 sec run over on it with my la lune slurry stone after it was honed. Shaves hair with ease. Mirrored edge though the "bevel" is tiny. 10/10 would cut a foot off.
Stiz 49. Tenjou nagura then a Tomo on the CNat
This Bengall edge wasn’t bad by no means but it wasn’t the best. Took it to the LPB for a complete honing. Dulled the edge and went with a diluticot. Seems very promising right off the stone.
Just trying this little stone I believe is a Thuri. A little slurry the a few dilutions to plain water. Only 20 strokes, it sure seems to be one to me. The edge came out real nice. I’m going to try and use it as a slurry stone on an Escher that’s inbound. 
Took that Bengall from the LPB to this new Escher. Will do a test shave tomorrow. Edge is very promising right off the stone.
I shaved off my Les lat for the first time in a while last night and I forget how much I like the edges. I like that the edge is super sharp but I can use a little pressure on my cheek bones without blinding myself.Vintage KAMA on les lat
20x coti side, followed by 30 x hybrid
Running water finish 10x handheld
Superb edge
I have two slices of les lat
4 inch pictured and a 5 inch slice
The 4 inch slice is unreal in creamy smooth edges and hybrid side like hard glass, amazing shave
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