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11-29-2015, 09:08 AM #1Chaplain
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Hey all was just wondering if some of the more experienced guys had used/seen these slate hones from Wales?
Any good? Avoid?
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11-29-2015, 12:14 PM #2
Yeah, heaps of us have them and they seem quite popular, I think for the money they are OK however I have very little honing experience.
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11-29-2015, 01:27 PM #3Senior Member
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Seems interesting
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11-29-2015, 02:11 PM #4Senior Member
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The more experienced guys are the ones that haven't seen or used them. They are not fine enough for shaving, and too slow compared to anything else available that offers a similar edge, especially the wide range of man made stones around. There are lots of threads on Welsh slates, search and you'll find many.
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11-29-2015, 08:35 PM #5Chaplain
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+1... I thought that right as I hit post thread. Originally Posted by Vasilis
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11-29-2015, 08:41 PM #6Chaplain
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It seems that the guys here think they are worth a go. Around the 8K-10K mark, that's not too bad especially for the price.
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11-29-2015, 10:41 PM #7Senior Member
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I feel like if I were in the UK I would be all over that. For the price it's worth a shot, and if it didn't work out you wouldn't be out a whole lot. I mean even if it isn't a good 'finisher' it would probably still be a good intermediate hone. But since I'm in America, with the exchange rate and shipping it's a little pricey to be taking a gamble with.
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11-29-2015, 11:20 PM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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Originally Posted by andrewmurray86
You've got a return policy to find out. Depends if you wanna "rent" the stone.
I think edhewitt sent me a couple to try ? I wouldn't shave off them.“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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11-29-2015, 11:32 PM #9
Yep oz they were the ones. Originally Posted by onimaru55
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11-30-2015, 12:19 AM #10Senior Member
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They are nice stones, he has sold a boatload of them, they are a decent size, at a decent price, they are good for learning to use slurry, some can produce a shaveable edge in competent hands, they most probably are not 8K or close. So if you buy one, know that going in.
If you want to learn to hone or maintain a razor, do so on synthetic a 12k. Synthetics will give you a foolproof shaveable edge every time, then once mastered experiment with natural stones, there are tons of them out there, some vintage slates that are 8K or better, some much better.
There have been many new frustrated guy threads using these stones trying to lean to hone on the cheap, doubt many are using them as finisher now.
Your $15 would be better spent on some good Chromium Oxide from SRD, now that, you will use for the rest of your life…
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