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Black Ark more beautiful then I thought
Pictures don't do this stone justice l. Much finer then I thought it would be. Super smooth to hone on. Came 100% flat and with a nice smooth surface. All I've got to do now is break it in and I'll do that but first I'm going to see if it will finish a razor as is. Attachment 202744
It's an 8x3 which I've never had a stone this size before.
It really reminds me feedback wise of a MST Muller stone but not totally the same. I'm going to be selling my water stones and moving to oilstones for the time being, for me they provide greater feedback and if time isn't of the essence which it isn't in my case they can be perfect for use. It's a very YMMV thing.
Anyways enough rambling I just wanted to show you all my new stone. Cost an arm and almost half of a leg but it was worth it!
Black Ark more beautiful then I thought
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Paulbuck
That is a beauty! I went with the translucent 8x3 from Dan's and it too was crazy expensive, but I really love it. All my arks are 8x3's, IMO a great size for a noob such as myself to learn on.
Now where are your soft, Washita and hard Arks??
I don't need a soft or hard with a washita, can go directly from washita > hard black and that's all she wrote. One side of mine cuts fine and the other cuts coarser. My washita is sitting beside my black in the drawer :p
I'll edit on a nice vintage washita you can go from it straight to a black Arkansas. I'm not sure about the washita dans sells. They're not the same as the old vintage pike mine stones. (From Davew)
Black Ark more beautiful then I thought
Immensely helpful Dave, I do the same from slurried or rough washita, fine never lapped washita, fresh unlapped black and have to wait until I have a broken in other side of the black and life will be good. Not everyone can get one of those. (Washitas) Would I benefit at all from grabbing a hard and going wash to hard to black?
The black I've got now isn't a very fine finisher as it's not burnished yet.
I found yesterday that maybe 25 laps on a coticule after going washita to set the bevel and black to refine gave me an acceptable no razor burn shave. Just not as close as I would have liked but no real complaints. If I get too lazy to burnish which isn't likely I could always use it in progression with a finisher after.. That's an option as well. I also didn't spend enough time as I had a dulled razor and needed a shave before dinner. 15 minutes later I had a B grade shave.
As for the oil
I like the baby oil it's a little smelly but it works.