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I probably don't NEED it but I went ahead and ordered a Zulu Grey. Just happened to be reading the hone section and was reading alot about them and decided "what the heck might as well right". I am looking forward to getting home and hopefully it will be there waiting for me. This will be my first natural so hope to learn a bit with it
Psh, like any of us really NEED any of this...
If I only bought SR stuff that I really needed, I'd be much more depressed.
Made. My. Day.Quote:
Originally Posted by RoyalCake
when did you order yours? I ordered mine mid to late December it still not here it takes some time from making it and getting thru customs but I cant wait to try mine too tc
Just ordered it today, I'm out of the country for a couple more weeks. Hope it doesn't take to long lol.
I forget. What grit do they say the Zulu Grey is akin to?
ps-I resisted the urge to buy one. Main deterent? Price. My Naniwa's are doing just fine. I would like something higher than a 12K. However, that is an entirely different chapter in the need vs. want book.
I haven't seen anywhere that they actually specify a similar grit value. I have just seen it labeled as a finisher
if you just ordered it , look for it in a month to two months im sure micheal is still catching up on the December special he ran. I asked Geezer about it and he said its a good finisher but I don't think it will have a set grit being a natural,, but if you ask Glen im sure he could elaborate on it tc
Had my Zulu since Sept. 2012, still to this day one of my favorite naturals. I have and played with Turingians, Eschers and coticules (several) and just order a second Zulu for travel. IMHO it's one one of the best values as far as natural finishers go! Enjoy!
Yeah. It's purely academic interest for me, but I am interested, nevertheless.Quote:
Originally Posted by tcrideshd
I've heard the grit rating on a Zulu grey is somewhere between Awesome and super awesome.
My Zulu is somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on a boat right now. Or maybe a plane, or carrier pigeon, submarine. The wait once ordered is long, but you'll get your stone no doubt. Can't wait to use mine. I'm quite excited to use it.
I've done a couple on mine, I'd give it a grit rating between sweet and duuuude. It is a long wait, i ordered mine in mid october and got it at the end of December/begining of January.Quote:
Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY
Eggs Actly.Quote:
Originally Posted by sinnfein
I've only been at this a short while and somehow I got the learnin' that
NATURAL STONES
shouldn't be "grit assigned" not never. To do so is to deny their inherent natural flexibility and shows your limited understanding of natural hones.
I do understand how neat and convenient it would be to assign numbers, but actually doing so would further the confusion amongst those of use freshly learning all this old technology. It _can be_ and information overload, what with this interweb giving us everything instantaneously.
I'm not trying to call anybody out, just sayin': Hey, let's keep our nomenclature/references as correct as we possibly can lest we lead others, who seek the honing truth, astray. :gl:
Naturals are naturals, they're either bevel-setting capable, or finishers, (or intermediates). Some are slow, some are fast. Natural rocks, even as homogenous deposits, exhibit variations in cutting power and finish and hardness. We are quite spoiled to the consistency of synthetics.
From everything I've read (every single post/thread/comment WRT ZG here and elsewhere) I _expect_ my ZG to perform as a slowish-cutting finisher. And that's how I intend to use it, both self-slurried and nagura-slurried, diluted, probably water, could be soap, maybe even oil. I take it as a challenge to learn to extract the best from the rock.
Mine is on the boat too. I knew the special would slow down delivery. Today is 8 weeks, no complaints.
Thread with delivery time references and specifics about use: http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...irst-hone.html
Fair warning, it can take a couple weeks for you to receive your stone...I've had several business transactions with Mike, all have been stellar.Quote:
Originally Posted by sinnfein
As mentioned, you can't really put a "grit" rating on a stone as yours may be different than mine. If I were to estimate, I would say around 12-14K with water & around 16K with honing oil (actually has no oil in it).
It takes quite a few passes to finish a razor on it. I usually hone between 60 - 100x for most razors. Personally, I'm not a slurry guy either. Some have used slurry with this stone & like it...I don't as I feel that the stone is a bit hard to break down like a thuringian.
I personally like executing the high number of laps that are required to finish an edge on a natural stone like the Zulu Grey. This morning I used my Zulu to finish a Union Cutlery Expert Barber and the shave was sweet! 50 laps with slurry and 50 more that were diluted heavily with plain water. It was a pleasure to use.
I'm super excited for it to get here, trying to not hone my razors until it gets here just so I can use it right away