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11-18-2011, 09:44 PM #1Shattered
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Yellow Lake 15"
Here is my latest purchase.
Llyn Melynllyn (Yellow Lake)
Pictured here are images with my DGLP. She has a nice purple color and a more brilliant purple when wet and if one can look closely at it there are small, tiny veins throughout.
The slurry is a deeper purple as seen in the images and the slurry raises relatively fast. This hone feels to be on the softer side when lapping as any blemishes slide off in a few moments.
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11-18-2011, 10:45 PM #2Know thyself
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You need more rainbow. :-)
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11-18-2011, 11:58 PM #3Senior Member
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What a beauty!!! I love the viens in her!! Very nice!
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11-19-2011, 12:25 AM #4Just a guy with free time.
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Every day this place shows me something else I never heard of. So what's Lyn Idwall mean? Is there any history with this stone? Sorry if I'm completely clueless, and asking dumb questions.
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11-19-2011, 12:27 AM #5Shattered
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I haven't done the official "taste test" yet and there is no chance of it becoming a coaster.
Originally Posted by holli4pirating
I'm rather excited to give this hone a try as most indicate the Yellow Lake is around 8-9K but the seller claims 12k. *digs through my razor collection for a good tester*
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11-19-2011, 12:31 AM #6Shattered
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Same area and pretty much a similar hone if you reference areas of the internet. Please forgive me as I have not tried the Lyn Idwall but then again I'm not an expert on hones as others are. It would be nice if a much more knowledgeable person would chime in on the similarities or differences. Originally Posted by regularjoe
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11-19-2011, 12:46 AM #7Chat room is open
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Llyn Melynllyn and Llyn Idwal appear to be only about 7km apart but the stones are very different. One is slate the other is novaculite I think.
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11-19-2011, 02:14 AM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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I know nothing about these stones so here's a dumb question .
Is the purple slurry due to garnets as in the Belgian blues. ?“The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”
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11-19-2011, 02:18 AM #9Just a guy with free time.
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Sorry in advance. So, which one is "one" and which one is "the other"? I thought slate was bad for razorsOne is slate the other is novaculite I think.
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11-19-2011, 02:56 AM #10The Great & Powerful Oz
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Slate hones exist. It's just not advised to hone razors on the slate backing of your coticule.
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