Thread: llyn Idwal razor stone

A few months ago a member wanted to know if his llyn Idwal stone was razor grade. He also had a keen kutter and I offered to hone it on his stone to see what it can do. I knew that it was not going to be a fast stone but it felt nice and fine, so I set the bevel with a 1k synthetic then 4k,8k on his Keen Kutter. I did 100 laps with water and finished with 100 laps on Camilia oil. Next days shave test was very nice one, felt very similar to a nice Ark(translucent or surgical black). Definately better than the 8k but not as keen as a 12k. Very respectable as you can get them cheap sometimes.
I returned the stone and razor to the member and asked if he would mind if I posted the results here and he agreed. A day or two later my fathers health deteriorated fast and he past away. Needless to say I was devistated as my father was a very very good man.
Honestly I forgot about in the days and weeks after it but found the pictures the other day and one thing my father taught me was to finish what you start, amoung many other things in life. So I wanted to post them with my observations. Hone on everyone!