Zulu Grey, Slurry revelation
The Zulu Grey stone is fairly new to me, but I have tried it on a few razors, mostly for
touch-ups, with mixed results.
One razor in particular, a Revisor, was giving me fits: using water only, I wasn't making much
progress, even after 100+ laps. I tried a "milky" slurry, made with a DMT 325, but that
actually seemed to degrade the edge,
Then I tried just a very light slurry, "cloudy water" as someone here described it, and that did
the trick. After about 40 or 50 very light laps, the edge came true. All of a sudden, too. It just
"popped" after doing 5 or 6 light X-strokes at the end of a 20-stroke cycle.
I shaved with it yesterday, and it was as sharp as I wanted it to be, but it felt a trifle harsh.
So I gave it 5 or 6 laps on a leather strop treated with a light coat of cerium oxide.
Today's shave was very satisfying. The razor was sharp and the CeOx did a pretty good job
of taming the beast.