Thread: Finishing on an thuringian

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I bought a combo thuringian a while back off our very own RusenBG. Haven't gotten around to using it. That being said I've never used a thuringian at all before. It came with a slurry stone. Where is a good place to start. Spare me the no thuringian is the same, different stones perform differently rant. I've been around long enough to know.

Thanks guys.

I suggest bringing it up to at least the 8k level, if that is all you have, or to a 12k preferably, and then use the thuri. Talking about starting out with a dull razor. For touch ups just go to the thuri and see where it leaves you. I use slurry on a thuri and then dilute as I go. Try it both ways and see how you like it.

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When I use my thuris.... I usually start out with a thick slurry, then dilute as I go. In the end you'll finish on water only. Some people use only water and no slurry. Play around with the hone and see what works best for you. There have been times when I have started to use a light slurry then dilute as I go.

Have fun!

Thanks guys. All I've got for synthetics are the Norton 4/8k so 8k it'll be then to the thuri with slurry and dilute it. Any more tips or tricks?

Thuris are about as straight foward as it gets. Just play around with slurry until you get what you're looking for.

Yeah they're probably the most consistent natural stone IMO. All the Thuris I've used cut very close to the same speed in their color bracket and all give about the same quality of edge. Generally Y/G cuts a little faster and is softer - though as with any natural stone, there are outliers. The L/G seem a bit harder and barely any slower, and the B/G and D/B are usually the harder stones, but still only marginally slower. All the stones cut a little bit faster on slurry than on straight water, but not a massive amount like a JNat or coticule. I use slurry and dilute if coming off an 8k, straight water if coming off something higher.

Much obliged Eric.

Ive been playng with the stone and is very god and fine one
make some slurry and after 7 - 8 K levell begin working on a thicker slurry and after 30 strokes make a quick dilution or dilucot - diluthur As you make the slurry more dilueted you also use less and less presure
in the end use plain watter for few strokes and with ultra light presure
Works very well every time
if you gett the blue - green stone , witckh is green wellow on the one side and the slurry is a good blue green stone
i think you will be very pleased with the results from this stone
gave amazing edges

Just go for it.

Thuri stones are lovely, build a nice milky slurry and hone away dilute as you work and finish on pure water. I doubt very much you would see any degradation at 8K most stones are rated at the 12K performance. They either improve 12K or degrade it depending on the type, I've never heard of a non finishing variant other than some of the newer cuts like the muller thuri that may not even be of the same stone type.

I have a yellow/green bout I picked up a few years ago, and it's absolutely fantastic. Easy to use, and very consistent.

Originally Posted by RusenBG

Ive been playng with the stone and is very god and fine one
make some slurry and after 7 - 8 K levell begin working on a thicker slurry and after 30 strokes make a quick dilution or dilucot - diluthur As you make the slurry more dilueted you also use less and less presure
in the end use plain watter for few strokes and with ultra light presure
Works very well every time
if you gett the blue - green stone , witckh is green wellow on the one side and the slurry is a good blue green stone
i think you will be very pleased with the results from this stone
gave amazing edges

Yes I got the blue/green one you were selling on etsy. It did leave an amazingly smooth edge. I quite enjoy the stone. It will remain my first and last thuringian. I think every man should own at least one thuringian in his honing kit.