Thread: Chinese Waterstone 12k

Just for good measure I thought I'd post a couple of pics.

Looks about like the same type of inclusion mine has, but yours has much more of it. Both the little black stripes and the larger copper colored inclusions. I noticed little if any difference running the edge over the spot on mine. For comparison, my PHIG dry:



And wet:

How do you usually prepare yours, is it necessary to soak for an extended period of time?

Originally Posted by TomP30

How do you usually prepare yours, is it necessary to soak for an extended period of time?

Those stones are so hard, no soak is needed. Your stone looks like a brother to mine! Nice looking Guangxi there.

I would be leery of any of them with lines/inclusions.

I polished the living tar out of mine. It's been flattened and polished up to 8000 grit (totally unnecessary, 1k or 2k is fine) then burnished by running the edge of a few kitchen knives over it. Now that it's flat and prepared, I don't mess with it anymore than it takes to raise a slurry with the slurry stone they provided with the hone. It's hard and doesn't wear too bad, so repeated lapping hasn't been necessary.

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

If I found myself on a Desert Island and had to have the absolute minimum in the way of Razor maintenance gear. I would be perfectly happy with a Naniwa 3/8 combo stone a strop and a stick of SRD Chromium oxide. I could shave forever with that.

I am living now about three years in Brazilian redneckland (Goiás), and I hear from the old barbers that the basal part of dryed palm tree leaves are balsa-like material and very suitable as stropping material.

Wow, that stones is in need of lapping, all that stria can damage a finished edge.

No, it is a splash and go stone. Many of them have orange or brown splotches, but some are finer than others.

But lap it flat and smooth then burnish with a large carbon steel kitchen knife to get it smoother, (3-400 laps).

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Wow, that stones is in need of lapping, all that stria can damage a finished edge.

No, it is a splash and go stone. Many of them have orange or brown splotches, but some are finer than others.

But lap it flat and smooth then burnish with a large carbon steel kitchen knife to get it smoother, (3-400 laps).

Hi Euclid,

I almost feel embarrassed to say it but those were taken post-lap! I purchased some wet-dry 320 grit paper and went at it all as per the instructions provided. it does feel incredibly smooth to touch and I have passed a large kitchen knife over it. I will be reworking over the weekend however in preparation for refreshing my newly acquired T R Cadman.

Should I use the 320 WD paper again or move to a finer grit do you think?