Quote Originally Posted by shooter74743 View Post
Doorsch is on the money, pick up a bbw.

Slate is really too soft to even hone with & IMO it will hurt the bevel you worked so hard to set. The slates I've messed with all have had inclusions and really interfere with a honing progression.
Oh I don't need to use the slate on the back. I was just wanting to experiment. I have a bbw too, on the back of my other coticule. Just curious is all. Well I already honed my favorite razor on it. It's also my test razor. Looking at the scratch pattern on the bevel it doesn't seem promising but it did pass hht. It was very smooth feeling on the hone. After I lapped it flat it did have a smoother feel than my select coti which I always use. Of course feel doesn't always mean anything. Anyways I am going to shave with it tomorrow as I will have 3 days growth and that's how much growth I have whenever I test a new razor or stone. Again this is purely for the experimental aspect. I doubt anything spectacular will happen but I will report back tomorrow.