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aj slate hones
Question for people who use these hones. Am getting good results using slurry stones to remove polish then honing with light slurry diluting down quite quickly, small hones so slurry falls off quite quickly. Am adding bit of shave soap to mug of water I dip blade in. As said, I think good results but should I be slurrying again or does this seem like areasonable method? Am quite new to this so feel free to point out anything obvious am missing. Cheers.
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They are all different.. The question is "Are you getting good shaving edges?" if so, you got that stone down pat!
~Richard
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Like Geezer said, "Are you getting good shaving edges?" that is all that matters.
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Good. But am sure could get better. Still newish and every time I hone the edges get better.
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Keep honing , more and more , yeah .
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There was a whole thread about using those slates. If you search it out, you will find lots of input on using them
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Hiya, I have them and have added honing oil to the last in the progression (the grey). It seems to work well however I have only been honing for the past two years and have not done too many. I just wet the stone and not the razor but clean the blade off with tissue to check it. If you are happy with the results then that is all that matters. I really enjoy mine and find that they bring a bit more after the 8K Norton.
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Progression is naniwa pro 1000. 3000. Bbw. Coticule. Purple aj. Grey/blue aj. Slates both with slurry and shaving soap in water. Finding this works quite well. My coticule is too fast and coarse I find as a finisher and these slates add some very nice smoothness to the edge. Cheers for chiming in guys. Will see bout some honing solution at some point to improve even more. Also tempted to try oil. Would ballistol or similar work?
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Just my opinion but that progression is a bit overkill and could easily lead to missing something....