Thread: natural duel stone a llyn melynllyn and dragons tongue

I got the last one of these off ebay.

---Michael

Originally Posted by mjsorkin

I got the last one of these off ebay.

---Michael

Congrats. You will like it.

this is the honing progression i'm using for the I.J DT and my other DT. from top left to right 325 dmt 1k boker 2k naniwa 5k shapton 8k naniwa snow white the two DT's and a soft ark . i used the soft ark to bread knife the razor (it had a small frown) used the dmt to start the bevel just to the point where i couldn't see the edge shining back up at me. then on to the 1k,2k,5k,8k next up the DT duel hone then the I.J DT last .

Out of curiosity did anyone else buy the three hone set? I'm super happy with the DT and LM and haven't played around much with the mystery extremely hard black stone yet as I need more sandpaper to get that one lapped.

Yea, I got that 3-stone set as well. Mine arrived almost perfect, worked it a little on a dmt then used the slurry stone to polish it up. Only had 2 shaves so far, used a swedish wedge for the first test - shaved off the DT and the LM so far, doing the finer one tomorrow. So far it's good fun, I'm very happy.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Yea, I got that 3-stone set as well. Mine arrived almost perfect, worked it a little on a dmt then used the slurry stone to polish it up. Only had 2 shaves so far, used a swedish wedge for the first test - shaved off the DT and the LM so far, doing the finer one tomorrow. So far it's good fun, I'm very happy.

I'll hopefully get my MH lapped in a day or so, we should do comparison test on the Black hone.

i didnt get the 3-stone set but did get a llyn melynllyn just shaved , very smooth shave . i used a coticue with slurry, then water . the LM with slurry to water.shaved off the rock. got to say this stone can hold its own with any in my stable. tomorrow ill strop with Linde A and then leather, ill bet she splits atoms

Looking forward to get my DT/LM, after reading your experiences I'm really exited to try it out, hopefully it will arrive tomorrow, I've also ordered a USB microscope to do some visual comparison both of the DT/LM and some other finishers.

Rene, doesn't the the stone absorb the oil, and won't that cause a problem when using water later on?

Or is the stone so hard that it won't absorb the oil?

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Looking forward to get my DT/LM, after reading your experiences I'm really exited to try it out, hopefully it will arrive tomorrow, I've also ordered a USB microscope to do some visual comparison both of the DT/LM and some other finishers.

Rene, doesn't the the stone absorb the oil, and won't that cause a problem when using water later on?

Or is the stone so hard that it won't absorb the oil?

Yea the stone is really hard. Dont even think it absorbs water. I just washed it after with dish deterent.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Yea the stone is really hard. Dont even think it absorbs water. I just washed it after with dish deterent.

Interesting...what kind of oil do you use? Might need to try this when I get it.