Thread: natural duel stone a llyn melynllyn and dragons tongue

at the beginning of this thread we started with 50 strokes on water(with the LM) to make sure everyones honing from bevel set to the 8k was up to snuff. coming off the 8k 20 to 35 was great 50 for me was a over kill coming from a 8k to the LM on lite slurry to water 15 to 20 strokes was the spot for me .

Originally Posted by Maxi

Oil: I've only tested two edges off the oil. I did a regular honing through the Norton 4/8, a couple strokes on a Naniwa 12k, and then 10 strokes on water, followed by 20 on oil. I've enjoyed this edge very much, so now I'll try and vary it up a bit in terms of stroke count.

No slurry? Just water and oil? It wasn't harsh?

Originally Posted by Leon

No slurry? Just water and oil? It wasn't harsh?

Nope. I just shaved another one, finished on oil, and it was fantastic. Now maybe my skin is different, who knows....but it was a very pleasant shave.

In my honing, I've always used slurry as a mechanism for progressing TO water strokes, and not as a final touch in and of itself.

IME, I've found that slurried edges don't quite feel tweaked in, and that if there is a smidgen of harshness coming off water, then 9 times out of 10 a regular stropping will take care of that.

I guess I missed it. Is there a link to the vendor of the stones? Thanks in advance.

Search for Llyn Melynllyn on ebay, and you'll find a bunch. The vendor's name is aj1001 I believe, or aj101, something like that.

Anyway, send him an email...he's fantastic to deal with. Very courteous and quick communication.

Good luck.

Well after reading all this I bit the bullet and ordered the 3 hone set. Thanks alot ya buggers! lol

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Well after reading all this I bit the bullet and ordered the 3 hone set. Thanks alot ya buggers! lol

Sorry for being but that gave me a great opportunity to share one of my favorite tunes



Oh yes, almost forgot, congrats on the new stones

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Well after reading all this I bit the bullet and ordered the 3 hone set. Thanks alot ya buggers! lol

I feel your pain, I just had my 3 hone set arrive today. I ordered the wider ones and will be trying them early next week.

well here is my new mystery hone from AJ its very hard for slate and its beautiful dark gray with black stripes just finished lapping it .

d*mn you guys did it again ... KA-Ching, 3 stones on the way, got them all in 8" x 3"!

Do these stones need to be soaked or do you just splash and go? I plan to lap them with either my dmt 8c or my dmt duo sharp 325/600 starting on 325 and finishing on 600. Any thing special to know about these stones? Tricks? Things to avoid?

I will be using these following my norton 1/4/8 in place of my naniwa 12k and hope to get a smoother shave off of them and a better feel then the naniwa or nortons.