Thread: My New Stone

It is supposed to be very fine, used with oil if it's the black Czech slate, but I haven't bought one yet. If you have a C12k, or a coticule or any fine hones, compare the edge it leaves with them.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

Czech stone? If it's the black slate hone from there, it's supposed to be finer than the rozsutec. With water, and it is an oilstone. This will be the next stone I'll buy, directly from a seller there. Waiting for your opinion of the stone.

If you talking about Suchacek ten be warned not all his stones are decent for razors. They often have hard inclusions. I do have one small one 140x40mm which is very fine and finer than Rozsutec however that one was handpicked by frien of mine who visited the stone cutter himself and hand picked one for me. i had since then more than dozen in my hands and only minimum would be up to consistent razor honing.
With the hones from the ebay seller I have good personal experience however so many hones of same or simmilar size???? I do not know. I was tempted first but then I decided not to go to it. Let us know your experience.
Also from his writting I would not be surprised if he is member here.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

It is supposed to be very fine, used with oil if it's the black Czech slate, but I haven't bought one yet. If you have a C12k, or a coticule or any fine hones, compare the edge it leaves with them.

Razor guys in Czech mostly use it with water due to mess from oil. With my example the edge is comparable wit most of mine Cotis, Thuris. More comfortable then Honoyama Awaseto, Naniwa Superstone 12000. However most owners compare them to be arround 8000 grit.

Wow yours must be a very nice piece. From 8k to thuringian is a big difference. Can you ask him if he can find another one like yours? And, thanks for the inclusions info.

I will show it to Maxi at some point, as he has more experience. I'm just a noob
I also have a Chinese 12k, so I suppose I can try them both.

Another question about this hone: what should I do about the scratches that appeared after I lapped it on the DMT 325? Should I be concerned or will this not affect performance of the hone. If I should get rid of them, how would I go about doing so?

I think it's obvious that it's not a Thuringian, as the seller seems to use the "I think it is" or "based on my experience" defense in his listings. I'll know better next time and not buy stuff on Ebay after too many beers .

No big deal for me, as it wasn't super-expensive. Now I just want to make the most of it.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

Wow yours must be a very nice piece. From 8k to thuringian is a big difference. Can you ask him if he can find another one like yours? And, thanks for the inclusions info.

Actually, Thuringian's aren't all as fine as you may think. I have a couple of dark thuringians that are around the 8-10K mark. My Naniwa SS is just a little bit finer, but you can only tell by magnification of the scratches. I've been thinking about trying the lower "grit" ones on oil to see how they react.

Originally Posted by jdto

Another question about this hone: what should I do about the scratches that appeared after I lapped it on the DMT 325? Should I be concerned or will this not affect performance of the hone. If I should get rid of them, how would I go about doing so?

I think it's obvious that it's not a Thuringian, as the seller seems to use the "I think it is" or "based on my experience" defense in his listings. I'll know better next time and not buy stuff on Ebay after too many beers .

No big deal for me, as it wasn't super-expensive. Now I just want to make the most of it.

This was the first thing I noticed. They will not affect its performance since you have lapped it with a finer grit sandpaper, and after some honing they will disappear. And don't be disappointed before you test it at least, it might be a very good stone.

Thank you shooter 74743, I was thinking about Escher stones. It's perfectly normal for the natural stones to have variations on grit, speed, color etc. when you try them with oil, post your results.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

Wow yours must be a very nice piece. From 8k to thuringian is a big difference. Can you ask him if he can find another one like yours? And, thanks for the inclusions info.

You can ask him personaly he is admin of Hlavní strana - B (Czech straight razor forum). However he was there last month and reported that it was tragedy and was not able to pick any. Actualy he is memmber here too. His nick is Radgost.

Originally Posted by jdto

Another question about this hone: what should I do about the scratches that appeared after I lapped it on the DMT 325? Should I be concerned or will this not affect performance of the hone. If I should get rid of them, how would I go about doing so?

I think it's obvious that it's not a Thuringian, as the seller seems to use the "I think it is" or "based on my experience" defense in his listings. I'll know better next time and not buy stuff on Ebay after too many beers .

No big deal for me, as it wasn't super-expensive. Now I just want to make the most of it.

Can you feel them with a flipped over fingernail? My DMT leaves small scratches as well, and I've been advised that the scratches will become smaller as the DMT breaks in. (it's a brand new DMT as well). I can't feel mine, which says to me that they won't interrupt the process of honing.

Now, if you really hate them, then it's time for the high end grit sandpaper again.