Llyn Melynllyn stone revisited

[mrsell63]

Llyn Melynllyn Welsh Stone

My favorite student [don’t tell him that] dredged up one of my old threads Llyn Melynllyn Welsh Stone dealing with the Llyn Melynllyn stone. I got this stone from Neil Miller a couple years ago but never really tried to master it. The stone has sat on the pile ever since then until Sunday evening. I decided to give it an honest try.



After re-reading the old thread, it seems that most of the posters recommended using slurry to get a 4k edge after the bevel set. Then use clear water after the slurry to refine the edge. Then to use oil to refine it even further. After thinking about it a moment, it sounded to me like they were actually recommending the coticule “dilucot” method.
So I treated the LM stone as if it were a yellow Belgian coticule. Started with a medium thick slurry and began the very slow dilution process put forth by the coticule.be website. After getting to clear water for about 50 strokes I rinsed and added glycerine in lieu of honing oil for about 75 strokes. Stropped and test shaved. Every bit as good as a nice, smooth 8k shave.

Then 35 strokes on the Gokumyo 20,000 grit stone. Prepped and did a full shave. The result was a smooth and effortless very close shave. I am very pleased to have revisited this stone. I just needed some motivation. Thanks Josh [wyobarbershop].

Allow me to recommend this all purpose stone ………………………….

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I might add that the razor I honed for this experiment is a Johann Breidour three crosses 15/16 width. A very nice razor to look at.

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