Thread: Vermio; The Black, Greek hone

I just used it out of the box... like these ideas but ot works great and i'm going to keep it that way

I have the Vermio too and it is a Keeper, when I have learned it and another coticule, I will write about them , pics will be abundant.

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Now I also have a Vermio. Can't wait to test this stone.

Some findings I have from my stone, that are to difficult for me to get with my phone's camera.

The stone is still "as-is" from delivery.

I have used it on 3-4 razors with successful results so far. It seems to leave a fairly comfortable edge.

The slurry stone catches while trying to build a slurry. This seems to coincide with scratching developing on the hone.

Seems to me there are 2 possibilities, a rough surface on either the slurry stone or the stone itself. I figure I will lap this stone & slurry stone with fine grit paper (1000-1500) then try burnishing with a man-made stone. Figure I will try with the Naniwa SS 12k and see what happens

Is your slurry stone in good condition, flat on all sizes? Still, it doesn't matter, that's something that happens on all hard stones.
And, as with all hard stones, I'm rounding an edge of the larger sides, and use that round part to rub the stone with. No corners, no scratches.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Some findings I have from my stone, that are to difficult for me to get with my phone's camera.

The stone is still "as-is" from delivery.

I have used it on 3-4 razors with successful results so far. It seems to leave a fairly comfortable edge.

The slurry stone catches while trying to build a slurry. This seems to coincide with scratching developing on the hone.

Seems to me there are 2 possibilities, a rough surface on either the slurry stone or the stone itself. I figure I will lap this stone & slurry stone with fine grit paper (1000-1500) then try burnishing with a man-made stone. Figure I will try with the Naniwa SS 12k and see what happens

Yes. Do as Vasilis says, this works perfectly. You will still be able to scratch the stone if you use too much pressure though, or if you accidentally lift one side of the rubbing stone a bit - limit your down pressure on the stone and be sure to keep the stones in good contact with each other.

The stone is in good condition, I'll have to double check, but I do believe it has rounded edges. Although they could be chamfered. The slurry stone does seem to be lapped on the three narrow sides with a higher grit though. Not the larger sides of the rectangle. I hope that is clear, I can add photos later tonight.

It also seemed to be pretty independent of pressure. Maybe even worse with less pressure.