Thread: Microbevels and razors

Originally Posted by mainaman

Guys, apart from the "technique" pay attention to the stone too. The guy claims it is the finest finisher that he has ever seen.
He claims they come from some mine in the Alps or some such.

These are on the bench for testing right now

The smaller one is a "Lydian" from that guy through a friend on FB and I put that in quotes for a reason,,, the Larger one is a Basanite that came by way of TN
Still testing but my initial impression is that these are the same stone from the same stone cutter..



I have only sent out a few to customers so far for opinions on the edges,, Feedback is trickling back in now..

I am NOT using a Micro bevel, it is simple really, if you are going to create a Micro bevel using a Higher angle to either improve the edge feel or lessen a chippy edge,, Why not just hone with the higher angle anyway and create a stronger bevel to begin with JMHO and a wee bit of experience...

So far the responses are good, but it is not a WOW edge yet, I guess the real question is "What is the Difference"

The biggest difference I see so far is the price of the stones the smaller "Lydian" is about $300 and the larger Basanite is less then $100 and of course the name..


Still testing






Hone On Gents




PS: Stefan have you had time to lap in your Basanite ????