Quote Originally Posted by Kingfish View Post
Wow Glen,

Getting a good shaving edge off a washita (Ouachita) is hard core. I don't think I could do that.

I have got very refined silky smooth edges off of translucents. The surface has to be very smooth and the razor should be refined to an 8k level first. Then you are looking at many laps and good concentration. I do it for fun once in a while and rarely dissapointed for the extra time spent, but I can totally understand why you pros would not do it all the time. I use water with a little dishwashing soap.

I have never used them for bevel work with so many faster alternatives. Even most oil stone users opt for carb stones for the preliminary work these days. I think if you are going to use the trihone for razors, it would be wise to prep the stone properly, making sure the edges are well chamfered and if the surface is grainy by giving it a bit of lapping on sandpaper and trying it out.

Not hardcore, that stone is what I was told I needed, I didn't know better, there was no SRP back then... I did 40 or so laps on that stone using honing oil evey week or so and it kept my two razors shaving .... Life was simple...