Thread: RE: The Potential of Black Arkansas & Translucent as a Razor Finisher

Originally Posted by onimaru55

I'm not against your theory as I can sometimes improve the comfort of an edge by doing 4 strokes ,dry, on my Jnat finisher. Doing 200 laps seems a lot to me tho. Have you tried less ?

I did initially and didnt see a difference. I was using it as a touch up. The next time I tried it was after a fresh honing and in between I'd heard it suggested that I give it a couple hundred no pressure strokes on oil. Big difference then. I haven't tested to see how few strokes I could use and get the results I get with 200. In fact, I'd been going the other way, but I suppose it's worth trying to see where the lower limit is. Keep in mind that with mineral oil and an ultra smooth surface of a well worn stone, it's almost as if the edge isn't even touching the arkie at first. By the end of the honing you get much more feel from the stone but nothing like what I get from any of the jnats on even a very light slurry.

I need to use identical razors though to test with a reasonable degree of control. I may have them. I've got a pair of Karnaks that might serve the purpose and 6 day set of Wosty's. this will take some time.