Thread: Internation-Natural-Progression

Dear Straight-fans,

I like to share with you one of my recent experiment. It might not be totaly new, but I found it quite interesting.

This progression can be used:

• After bevel setting during normal sharpening process
• As a "not that light" touch up if your razor got dully and you've missed that point of "I can fix it by some passes on my finisher".
• If you'd like to undo the unicot-bevel from your prev. experiments/honings (as it was the case here).

Stones used are Belgian Coticule (La Veignette) and Zulu Grey from South Africa (just love it!).
Slurry-Stones:

• Coticule-Slurry stone
• Japanese Mikava Nagura Tenjio
• Japanese Mikava Nagura Meijiro
• Zulus slurry stone

Procedure (Alls steps are done with very little to no pressure):

• Created a light-milky/misty slurry on coticule
• Done some work. In my case I was about to undo the unicot finish so I've performed some sets of half-strokes on the Coticule until that "secondary" unicot-bevel was gone.
• Created a mikly Tenjio-slurry on the Zulu-Gey. Slurrying was very easy to do, the Zulu was feeling amazing during the working with Mikava Naguras (like they loved each other from the first glance! .))
• Worked the razor on the slurry until it got grey and silky --> refreshed the Tenjio-Slurry and repeated this step 1 time --> All Coti scratches are gone
• Created a milky Meijiro-Slurry on the Zulu-Grey
• Worked down the slurry in 2 steps similar to Tenjio (again: super harmony between the stones!)
• Created a light-misty slurry on Zulu-Grey using its own slurry stone (take some time)
• Finished by some sets of super light halfstrokes and x-strokes (have not counted)
• Strop in clear Linen (~50 times)
• Strop on clear cordovan leather (~50 times)
• Shave and look in the Mirror how this cooperation of Belgian-Japanese-African stones brings a Special-Happy-Smile in your face !

Have Fun, try it out and give some feedback!

Best Regards!
Philipp