Thread: IT’S ALIVE, Saving a Snow White 8K

The funny thing with these stones that craze is, it does not affect the ability to finish and you cannot feel the cracks with the razor or with a thumbnail.

You can see them and on a white stone the swarf collects in the crack which makes them more visible. Perhaps the swarf is filling the cracks and why they do not affect performance.

I could feel the chip in the middle and it did chip the razor.

I filled what appeared to be a few of the larger cracks even though I could not feel them. They lapped flat.

With a thin CA it would not take long to run a bead on all the cracks then lap.

I was mostly concerned with the chip in the middle of the stone. I will wait and see how it holds up. As long as it still performs, I will leave it alone. This stone sees every razor I hone.

Just curious, have you tried the Naniwa Gouken Kagaki 12k yet? Its harder than the SS and leaves a very nice edge.

I look at things like this and even though I tend to want to save things, my thought is why bother?

It is a POS and there are a lot of equal alternatives.

Buy something you don't have to play games with to approach quality!

Originally Posted by 32t

I look at things like this and even though I tend to want to save things, my thought is why bother?

It is a POS and there are a lot of equal alternatives.

Buy something you don't have to play games with to approach quality!

So I should quit repairing my 2$ reading glasses???

Originally Posted by bluesman7

So I should quit repairing my 2$ reading glasses???

If it costs you more than an hour of time and /or $1.50 . Yes!

That figures that your hour of time is not worth more than $1.50.

That's an awesome stone, well worth repairing IMO. Mine's crazed, but not to the point that I need to glue it. I did glue a broken coticule with epoxy once. Works just fine I think!

Originally Posted by life2short1971

How about a layer of epoxy and then either a pressure pot to force it into the cracks or a vacuum chamber to to pull the air out and replace it with spoxy. I have a pressure pot setup.

I would do it for sure, if I had the setup. I'm thinking you would have to place the stone in a cast and make sure it's submerged in epoxy. Then grind off the excess once it's out. Otherwise, I'm not sure how well it would really soak and take the epoxy in. Another idea could be to soak it in cactus juice in vacuum, and then bake it after. I've never seen or heard anyone do it, but I'm thinking, if it can be done with wood, it can be done with stone, too.

If you were in the USA I would give it a try for you just to see the result if for no other reason.