Thread: Can't keep an edge

Thanks to all who replied. The razor actually came from a vendor in Germany, who was selling on the French Ebay site, go figure. It wasn't really cleaned up much; it looked like it had been sitting in a box in a drawer for a long time. No rust, no pitting, just years of patina. Flitz and a few qtips cleaned it up. I have a DMT325 and EZELap600 diamond stones, but try to avoid using them on razors unless I'm working out some edge chips. I have an old King1200 that I have not had much success with; perhaps I should dig it out of the garage and try again. I see Lynn has the Naniwa 1K SS for around $37 at SRD. I need to buy some soap in the near future, should I splurge? Or will the King do the job. It's not like I set a bevel every week...

I have the same King stone, try it with slurry, it really sped it up. I didn't have much luck either with it until I tried that.

Originally Posted by cau

Thanks to all who replied. The razor actually came from a vendor in Germany, who was selling on the French Ebay site, go figure. It wasn't really cleaned up much; it looked like it had been sitting in a box in a drawer for a long time. No rust, no pitting, just years of patina. Flitz and a few qtips cleaned it up. I have a DMT325 and EZELap600 diamond stones, but try to avoid using them on razors unless I'm working out some edge chips. I have an old King1200 that I have not had much success with; perhaps I should dig it out of the garage and try again. I see Lynn has the Naniwa 1K SS for around $37 at SRD. I need to buy some soap in the near future, should I splurge? Or will the King do the job. It's not like I set a bevel every week...

Originally Posted by rodb

I have the same King stone, try it with slurry, it really sped it up. I didn't have much luck either with it until I tried that.

What do you use to raise the slurry? Coticule, diamond stone? On the 1K stone, do I want King slurry, or a finer coticule slurry? Do I need to worry about contaminating my coticule slurry stone with 1K grit?

Originally Posted by cau

What do you use to raise the slurry? Coticule, diamond stone? On the 1K stone, do I want King slurry, or a finer coticule slurry? Do I need to worry about contaminating my coticule slurry stone with 1K grit?

For a 1.2k? Most likely a well worn DMT or a fine diamond hone. Using something finer than the king material will actually slow you down, or so I would think.

I have credit card sized diamond plate I use, but any diamond plate would work

Originally Posted by cau

What do you use to raise the slurry? Coticule, diamond stone? On the 1K stone, do I want King slurry, or a finer coticule slurry? Do I need to worry about contaminating my coticule slurry stone with 1K grit?