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    Quote Originally Posted by EngineerJim View Post
    I did lap it to get it flat. Then took a coarse stone to bring it down a little and relapped it. It has a very coarse and glittery appearance to it. Almost like a 1K diamond stone, actually. I wonder if I should treat it like an arkansas stone and sharpen all of my kitchen knives on it to smooth the surface out or if its just a lost cause. It certainly is very hard and i can see the natural variations in the stone. Now that the stone is dry i can see there are a few scratches in it that I missed lapping it the second time. I can't feel them at all with finger or nail though.Name:  IMG_0924.JPG
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    I hear you. When I lapped mine I went to 1500 grit wet paper to make it have a damn near glossy surface. Another thing to look at as well is to try lapping the other side. My stone definitely had a good side and a bad side. Just food for thought. But if you've done all that already I apologize for shipping a dead horse.

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    I do use baby oil on all my razors in my rotation. The ones that I have stored I use gun oil on.

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    Baby oil is merely scented mineral oil. Mineral oil is what I choose to use. The scent compounds in the baby oil are unlikely to cause any kind of build up with routine removal/shave/re-application, so you're golden
    !! Enjoy the exquisite taste sharpening sharpening taste exquisite smooth. Please taste the taste enough to ride cutlery.
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