Thread: Washita..

Originally Posted by Badgister

Mike, have you forgotten me already? You bought that puma special from me recently
Solitarysoldier, you cleaned it up quite well. That rock is quite hard!

DMT DIA-FLAT
Made for lapping anything!

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

DMT DIA-FLAT
Made for lapping anything!

+1 for the DiaFlat. It eats trans arks and les lat hybrids.
It's also good for conditioning stones like your washita. I keep the bottom of my washita freshly lapped off the DiaFlat to keep it cutting fast, and the top stays smooth for further refinement.

Originally Posted by Dcaddo1

+1 for the DiaFlat. It eats trans arks and les lat hybrids.
It's also good for conditioning stones like your washita. I keep the bottom of my washita freshly lapped off the DiaFlat to keep it cutting fast, and the top stays smooth for further refinement.

It's worth the $200 + without a doubt. That's what I plan on doing with mine too!

Now for an update both razors shaved well. They weren't spectacular and I brought them back for a touch up but I noticed that after using the Washita the scratch pattern is much finer then one of my coticules with only water.

Can anyone speculate why this would be?
Washita

Coticule in question


One that I used to finish razor

There is a definite difference in feels and I equate that to different veins. But I have trouble finishing with the coticule in question for whatever reason it seems to leave larger scratches then the Washita.
All stones at 30x mag via holding the loupe up to my cellphone camera so they aren't the best pictures but you can tell the differences.

Is the coti in question a pink la Dressante? I have one that looks very similar that's a very fast stone. The faster stones can be tricky to use, especially to finish on

With a stone that is faster and trickier to finish on, I have found that stropping, then returning to the stone again for some very light finishing strokes improves the edge tremendously.

It is a pink la dressante super quick stone. That's a good idea badgister I find it leaves scratch marks though

I think your coticule is a bit coarse. Badgister's comment looks very familar to me (and I agree with it 100%)! I have a very fine brownish colored washita (probably discolored from old oil), and I know it's finer than all but one of the coticules I've ever tried.

If the shave isn't satisfactory from the washita tomorrow, give the razor a brisk linen, then very light strokes on the stone and not many, and then strop and shave. That brings more improvement off of my washita than it seems to with the coticule.

Awesome I'll give it a try on another razor I've got. I find that one of my coticules is quite fast and therefor coarse but my other one which has a texture of be last photo is a fine finisher. It is frustrating and fun at the same time. Currently don't own linen strop. The best I've got is suede leather. It's a sad day for me

Originally Posted by Badgister

Mike, have you forgotten me already? You bought that puma special from me recently
Solitarysoldier, you cleaned it up quite well. That rock is quite hard!

It’s just my way of politely saying are you sure that is a Washita stone. Unless I missed the Washita label it looks very similar to another type of natural stone from Canada IMHO.
Mike

Prior hone wear pattern indicates specific tool usage. Before lapping.


after lapping hard stone.


Amazing aggressive cutting action from this natural stone is faster that a Norton 4K.