Dream Team... old Tanaka Aoto + Maruoyama Shiro Suita.
(With apologies for the crappy indoors nighttime pictures.)
(With apologies for the crappy indoors nighttime pictures.)
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I sharpened twoZowada razors in a La Grise followed with finishing strokes on a La Lune. There really is something magical about the edges the La Lune creates.
You really seem to have figured out these coticules. You should do a write up, or a videoTonight it was a Dorko 42 quarter hollow. The bevel was a tad challenging, had to straighten out the heel a bit. Did the bevel on a Chosera 1K then did a full dilution on a vintage coti. Used a bit of pressure to begin with and was surprised I had raised a burr on the edge. A few lighter strokes and the burr was gone.From there it was mostly half strokes and circles till the final with just water. Did 100 passes then 25 under running water.
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You really seem to have figured out these coticules. You should do a write up, or a video
I know they are all different, but there is probably something they have in common. I have three. One of them is on knife duty in the kitchen, but he is missing the razors He is not behaving nicely with the razors.
Thank you.I don't consider myself good enough for that. A lot of folks here and elsewhere know a lot more than I ever will.
Maybe you need to wear in the stone a little before use?Thank you @alex1921
I just ordered Atoma 1200
After honing on Naniwas, should i use first Mejiro slurry or slurry from Atoma 1200 ?
Which is coarser?
Sending greetings from Prague
Thank you.
Does it make sense to use them in a progression if you have more then one. I have one that is really fast, but does not finish well and one la grosse jaune that is really slow, but finishes well. Then i have a LV that falls somewhere in the middle, but can also finish well (a little to soft for finishing i feel)
Am I reading that right? Your "test razor" is a Brian Brown? What happened to FleaBay beaters...?
Nice stone BTW...
I do not like this razor, and so I have relegated it to being my test razor. If I get a very nice edge, and a great shave…I know I am onto something!
So I broke it out tonight to re-finish it on the newly arrived Brick.
The Brick is a harder Kiita, apparently a pretty fast cutter, and it is extremely fine. The initial impression is very good, and I will refinish a razor that I really like on Sunday to give it another whirl.
I used a plate to generate the initial slurry.
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Darkened slurry.
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I did another slurry, and finished with 20 very light laps under just water.
The bevel near the edge which was initially cloudy, was a crisp mirror after the water only laps, and the HHT was a breeze.
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The resultant shave was great, and I am very pleased with The Brick!
Vr
Matt