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06-06-2018, 11:44 AM #1
I'd say its a Charnley. Remember, not all are finishers, some I have heard are in the 8k region, which some consider to be a finisher, whilst others consider this range to be that of a pre-finisher. The many Charnleys I have tested however, have all been finishers. One gave a wildly sharp edge. I believe they work better with oil or glycerin. Or even with lather. They are oil stones, after all. Some prefer just water. YMMV. Enjoy, and congratulations on your find! I look forward to hearing how you get on with it.
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06-06-2018, 11:47 AM #2
Oil it is then.
Will probably have an opportunity next week to try it out on a MK30.
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06-06-2018, 11:55 AM #3
The MK30 would IMHO be a very good choice, as the steel I believe is harder than Sheffield Steel, for instance. IMHO, not all edges can take very fine Charnleys, or rather, are not improved/can be hurt by them. An example of this would be some British razors. Ironic, that a British hone isn't always great for British razors! You may not have known, but these large Charnleys and LI hones were as far as I can tell, never intended for, nor used for razors of their era. Rather, they were kept heavily oiled and used for chisels and other tools. The only reference I can find to the use of Charnley or other type of novaculite for razors, is for Rolls Razors, which was rare at that.
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Toroblanco (06-10-2018)
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06-10-2018, 11:33 AM #4
Honed and shaved with it today and it's definitely a finisher.
It keept the sharpness coming of 1u lapping film but mellowed the edge out a bit. The shave wasn't as smooth as I would have liked but I got impatient and shaved before showering which I usually don't do.
Just a question? How much oil are you supposed to use? Just enough to wet the surface or so much you create a wave when honing?
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Toroblanco (06-10-2018)
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06-10-2018, 07:31 PM #5
On my hard oilstones I just make sure the oil is evenly spread, no oil wave. Let the oil do it's job. Just my 02. cents!
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06-11-2018, 11:05 AM #6
How many laps did you do? These stones are extremely slow in my experience.
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06-11-2018, 11:09 AM #7
Note sure, may by around 150?
Still waiting for my microscope so I can take a closer look at the scratch patterns.