Thread: Good Question

Would anyone care to take a crack at guessing the approximate grit rating of the Zulu Grey finish stone?

This stone has become very popular lately and it almost seems to have a fan club of sorts. I am on my second Zulu Grey for reasons known only to me at this time.

Hopefully some of the Zulu owners will venture a guess. My guess is around 15k to 25k.

Anybodyelse????????

I've used it quite a bit, but really cannot give a good guess. Your 15 to 25 is a good size gap, but it is probably closer to the 25,,,,. The problem with me is, I'm used to man made hones with a factory rating,,,though I have several natural finishers, their grit ratings are a mystery to me.

Jerry can you compare your Suehiro Gokumyo 20k to the Zulu?

Originally Posted by wyobarbershop

Jerry can you compare your Suehiro Gokumyo 20k to the Zulu?

Yes but the Suehiro requires far fewer strokes than
the Zulu. I like the shaves l am getting from both stones.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

I've used it quite a bit, but really cannot give a good guess. Your 15 to 25 is a good size gap, but it is probably closer to the 25,,,,. The problem with me is, I'm used to man made hones with a factory rating,,,though I have several natural finishers, their grit ratings are a mystery to me.

25k sounds like a legit estimate but thanks for the guess.

Some guys. Go by the scratch marks under magnification

I just wondered what people would guesstimate.

I have this really bright coloured orange that'a almost red. I'm sure it could be an apple.

but it's not,,it's a pomegranate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Persimmon???

I don't know what grit rating mine is, but it doesn't improve or subtract sharpness from my shapton glass16k in most cases (some times, depending on the blade, I feel it subtract). What it improves on, IMO, is comfort.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

but it's not,,it's a pomegranate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Persimmon???

Glad my analogy was not wasted on you guys.

Rather than estimating a grit rating on a stone that has not been sifted thru a uniform mesh, just see where it fits in your progression.
There are things we simply can't label & natural stones are one of those things.