Thread: Tsushima "Ocean Blue" 12K

Originally Posted by gcbryan

Why? I don't have a good reason.

He who dies with the most toys wins...?

I don't think you're getting around International shipping, but I'd wager if you sent AJ a message he could possibly hook you up with a price for an individual smaller purple slate.

Originally Posted by gcbryan

I was using 3 razors for the last few shaves. One finished with pastes, one with the Ocean Blue and one with the Cnat.

Now that I done several shaves with it, and I've been switching the finish on each razor each time, I've decided that I like the Ocean Blue the best and will be sticking with that for a while (or permanently).

I still look at those Welsh hones. If you could get the smaller sizes individually and without the international shipping I would have the middle hone already.

Why? I don't have a good reason.

Sure you do...'Cuz it's fun! Same reason I've got a massive pile of natural finishing stones that can mostly do each other's jobs. I like collecting and using them.

Originally Posted by Marshal

He who dies with the most toys wins...?

I don't think you're getting around International shipping, but I'd wager if you sent AJ a message he could possibly hook you up with a price for an individual smaller purple slate.

I looked on his Ebay store and he actually has a small purple slate for $8 and it's only about $13 including shipping so I ordered it just for fun. I sent him an email to see if he has something similar for the dark grey "yellow lake" as well.

Finished another new edge tonight, this time I went to 5k synth and a little thicker Tomo slurry. I checked the edge as I went until I was satisfied with it - probably did somewhere around 100 laps I'd guess. I added a single drop of water a few separate times as the slurry dried up a bit. I finished up on a slurry a bit thicker than the "skim milk" often talked about by guys here. The edge looked very nice under a 10x loupe, didn't scope this one.

I went ahead and stropped and shaved and actually had a better shave than last time. I still wouldn't call it equal to my best Thuri or Ark edges in comfort - it's a little more "crisp" - but it was very keen and pretty darn good comfort-wise.

Originally Posted by gcbryan

I looked on his Ebay store and he actually has a small purple slate for $8 and it's only about $13 including shipping so I ordered it just for fun. I sent him an email to see if he has something similar for the dark grey "yellow lake" as well.

To avoid confusion, the purple slate is the yellow lake and the dark grey one is the dragon's tongue.

Originally Posted by Srdjan

To avoid confusion, the purple slate is the yellow lake and the dark grey one is the dragon's tongue.

I tried to use the wording from his Ebay site but thanks for this reminder. I just sent him an email making sure that what we are talking about are the ones he has listed as "12k" and "15k".

He seems to be easy to work with as he has already agreed to sell me the "15k" for $10 and will ship it with the first one that I just bought ("12k") on Ebay for $13 including shipping.

Just a follow-up. I got the two finer grit AJ Welsh stones. I prefer the Ocean Blue to both of them. The higher grit grey hone is a little better than the purple one (and probably the only one I'd use as a finisher). Both are a little rough feeling as far as honing feedback and shaving.

I'll play around with them more but the OB is what I'm stick with I'm sure. Maybe I test out the OB with and without paste as well.

Originally Posted by gcbryan

Just a follow-up. I got the two finer grit AJ Welsh stones. I prefer the Ocean Blue to both of them. The higher grit grey hone is a little better than the purple one (and probably the only one I'd use as a finisher). Both are a little rough feeling as far as honing feedback and shaving.

I'll play around with them more but the OB is what I'm stick with I'm sure. Maybe I test out the OB with and without paste as well.

Interesting. All of mine are glassy and smooth, like my Cnat. Did you surface them at all, or just use them as they came?

I more or less used them as they came. They were smooth and flat to the touch. I did run them over a little w/d sandpaper but not for long. They just feel grittier when honing than my others.

I'm play with them some more. I just found the OB to be better by comparison.

Picked one of these up on a whim (See what happens when i have a sick day. That'll teach me)

Wondering if anyone has an update on their opinions on this stone. Mines not here yet but will be able to play with it this weekend.