Quote Originally Posted by sidmind View Post
Did you know that you can take that stone you have and make 4 more thin stones from it? if you ever get a chance to buy a slate tile from home depot, take a chisel to it and tap it with a hammer in the middle, it will make a perfectly flat slice cut, I went as small as 6 thin slices from a single 5/8 piece of slate, now I have 6 razor hones.
I don't think I'll make smaller hones from this one. I'm considering to cut a slurry stone from it though.

As for the shave, I've touched up two razors on it now and could shave with both quite well. The edges didn't excel in smoothness though.