It is a Fiddich stone. Or at least that is what I think I have seen a few in pics that had red steaks as well....or at least what I remember. I do like green stones
Interesting. This fiddich does have backside cut reminiscent of several charns I have from when they all went into blocks of wood it seemed.
You have some nice stones there for sure! Appreciate all the info.
Far superior to jnat in spite of being an ugly duckling.Balsa, blech.
Funny but true. Took two years to accomplish the comfort ability. That finisher probably set me back a buck and a half. If balsa cost $800 a foot everyone would be using it.Lol! That is funny!
I have a set of Shaptons I used for an intermediate period of a few months before going back to films. I have a few razors honed on natural by a fellow on the west coast who has been honing for years. His stones cost in the thousands so I imagine he has a good lot. So I’ve used expertly honed jnat edges many times and know how they shave and feel like. With film, I learned to fashion an excellent shaving edge in a week or two. But like stones, film and pasted balsa both have their nuances and honing develops over time like other methods and improves significantly. It is quite easy to make a good loaf of bread by following a recipe but can take months or years to make a great loaf. It took me forty but I no longer eat bread - that’s neither here nor there though. I apologize if I’ve offended anyone in B&B who is selling stones but I stand by my statement. I also find it odd that the “Honing Compendium for Newbies” has been removed and I can’t seem to find it via “Search”. Coincidence?Guess that's why all the pros use it
If you took two years to accomplish this then when did you master all other honing mediums to come to this conclusion. You have only been honing for those two years.
Please tell us how you came to this conclusion.
I have a set of Shaptons I used for an intermediate period of a few months before going back to films. I have a few razors honed on natural by a fellow on the west coast who has been honing for years. His stones cost in the thousands so I imagine he has a good lot. So I’ve used expertly honed jnat edges many times and know how they shave and feel like. With film, I learned to fashion an excellent shaving edge in a week or two. But like stones, film and pasted balsa both have their nuances and honing develops over time like other methods and improves significantly. It is quite easy to make a good loaf of bread by following a recipe but can take months or years to make a great loaf. It took me forty but I no longer eat bread - that’s neither here nor there though. I apologize if I’ve offended anyone in B&B who is selling stones but I stand by my statement. I also find it odd that the “Honing Compendium for Newbies” has been removed and I can’t seem to find it via “Search”. Coincidence?