Thread: Llyn Melynllyn stone revisited

Got it and the Dragon's Tongue, both work very well. So far I've only done x-strokes on them while slowly watering down the slurry but will try using the Dilucot method next time I use them.

A question has been asked a few times about where these stones (LM &DT) should be used in a progression as in before or after a Coticule. In case no one caught it Glen (gssixgun) answered the question in a previous post. His answer was use the two Welsh stone (LM & DT) 'instead' of a Coticule. I've tried it and it works for me.

Lately, I've been using the Coticule more due to experimenting with the Ellipticot method shown on Coticule.be wed site but will soon switch over and try that method using the Welsh Slate stones. As has been stated many times by various SRP members, its all about experimentation, you never know what results you will get.

I've tried so many experi"mental" progressions over the years they can't be counted. I've basically given up on using powders as slurry because most stones do the job sufficiently. The Norton pyramid works. The coticule methods all work. The Shapton set and the Naniwa set both work very well. And now I have found that the LlynMelynllyn dilution method does the job quite handily.

I started in the 60s with a Carborundum stone and a Swaty. We've come a long way since then and I thank the web forum format for today's great results. I was getting nowhere before I found the internet. Full speed ahead lads............!!