Thread: Zulu grey...first hone

I took advantage of the holiday special and ordered an 8x3 myself. Really looking forward to giving it a whirl. Currently using Norton progression and barber hones with a .5 micron diamond spray. From reading this it almost sounds like a second ZG may be in order.... once I make it through the list of other wants/needs

I ordered and received a 12x3X1. Nice stone!

I received my 3x8 today. I am excited to try it out but I don't have a razor in need of a touch up yet. I only have one razor and that one is still sharp and smooth after the professional honing. Maybe I'll see if I can find a new razor to buy and test on/have as backup (if i ruin the one I have now).

Originally Posted by Double0757

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If you're going to use the Zulu as a finisher, then you want equal (Zulu slury) or finer (Turingian or other finer) slury. Some stones will create slury easier than others. I personally have tried turi slury with the Zulu with good results. I do get mostly turi slury over the Zulu when I rub them together. However, to get Zulu slury you are pretty much restricted to the DMT, Atoma plates or a piece of Zulu stone rub over itself. I heard that a hard Arkansa stone could do it, or for that matter any stone harder than the Zulu I think would do it too...

Has anyone tried using the slurry stone against the DMT, such that he creates a ZG slurry without changing the finish of the main stone.

That might give three "stages" of pure ZG.

Originally Posted by WadePatton

Has anyone tried using the slurry stone against the DMT, such that he creates a ZG slurry without changing the finish of the main stone.

That might give three "stages" of pure ZG.

That's a good point...then rub the slurry from that to the main hone. Again I'm new at this stuff, but I can't see how that would be detrimental to the finish since it would be two of the same rubbing together...

Originally Posted by WadePatton

Has anyone tried using the slurry stone against the DMT, such that he creates a ZG slurry without changing the finish of the main stone.

That might give three "stages" of pure ZG.

Yes, I have done this before, with good results also. All you need as a finisher is very light slury if at all. This would allow you to control the amount you want on the stone. However, with practice, you can also control the slury you raise on a particular stone with a DMT or such, or a piece of stone. For me, it's not an exact science and more like "that looks about right".

Double O

Interesting thread with some good info. I lapped my ZG with a DMT325 and use it after the Nani 12k for a few strokes as a final touch.

Bob

Originally Posted by Ludvig

I received my 3x8 today.

When did you order, if I may ask? I ordered during the holiday special, so I'm trying to gauge what present shipping timelines are. Thanks!

Wxman, I would suggest that you learn to set bevels on the 1k and progress to 4k/8k in order to achieve nice edges. Doing this will help you better understand finishing a razors edge plus it'll save you money in honing services. I'm no pro but I think the fundamentals are important when it comes to honing. I've been practicing for some time now and have yet to purchase a finisher like the ZG.

Originally Posted by TimS

When did you order, if I may ask? I ordered during the holiday special, so I'm trying to gauge what present shipping timelines are. Thanks!

I ordered mine in the beginning of December, eight weeks ago. That's quite some time but what can you do (and to clarify, I am not blaming Michael at all for that, customs take time).