Thread: Translucent Prep

Here is a picture of my Translucent Arkansas. It came from Dan's and was selected free of inclusions and high density.

If you plan on trying one for a finisher, the best way I found to lap and prep was with wet-dry sandpaper, full sheets on flat slab of granit or any flat surface. Lots of circles, back and forth with even pressure brought up quick slurry. I started on 120 grit and went all the way up to the finest aluminum oxide film I had.



I almost gave up on this stone after first trying to prep it with DMT. From my experience, the DMT was the wrong tool for the job. Deep scratches, slow and stone did not feel good for high end finishing.

It is now a dedicated finisher used only for shave ready level razors. I have used it on a few razors so far, but all of them gave a very smooth shave, just what you would expect from a finisher.

I use soapy water and the feel is silky smooth.