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ejmolitor37 ILR hone any tips? 08-23-2017, 07:53 PM
Christian1 From what I have heard about... 08-23-2017, 08:06 PM
gssixgun Wouldn't it be great if you... 08-23-2017, 08:09 PM
Utopian I really don't care.... 08-23-2017, 09:18 PM
Utopian I've never used the ILR and... 08-23-2017, 08:07 PM
Marshal I'm just going to leave this... 08-23-2017, 08:11 PM
gssixgun On the Glen being helpful... 08-23-2017, 08:21 PM
ejmolitor37 I went into this as a see for... 08-23-2017, 08:32 PM
gssixgun Try it all Slurry, no... 08-23-2017, 08:44 PM
Utopian In that case, then I would... 08-23-2017, 10:27 PM
ejmolitor37 Well I gave $30 for this... 08-23-2017, 10:32 PM
ejmolitor37 Utopian, my research was not... 08-23-2017, 08:22 PM
Marshal It's been a while since I... 08-23-2017, 10:53 PM
ejmolitor37 That's fair enough Ron, I... 08-23-2017, 09:25 PM
Utopian I realize that I am not being... 08-23-2017, 09:51 PM
ejmolitor37 You are just fine Ron, I... 08-23-2017, 09:55 PM
ejmolitor37 Hirlau I don't even care if... 08-23-2017, 09:56 PM
Hirlau ,,,,,,,,,,,,:D 08-23-2017, 10:06 PM
tcrideshd it wont make a good... 08-23-2017, 10:08 PM
ejmolitor37 Lol, may be that's what I use... 08-23-2017, 10:17 PM
ejmolitor37 Thanks for the insight guys,... 08-23-2017, 11:32 PM
Marshal This to my eye does not bode... 08-24-2017, 12:19 AM
ejmolitor37 Well like I say, it takes the... 08-24-2017, 01:01 AM
Marshal Well, those two may not go... 08-24-2017, 01:06 AM
eKretz I've tried several of these... 08-24-2017, 05:05 AM
ejmolitor37 So test shave done. I say... 08-25-2017, 02:00 AM
Kees Keep us posted! Interesting... 08-25-2017, 07:12 AM
Srdjan Too bad Eric, but in all... 08-25-2017, 11:51 AM
ejmolitor37 Oh no fun ruined, I'm going... 08-25-2017, 12:05 PM
eKretz I did try that as well - I... 08-25-2017, 03:12 PM
ejmolitor37 Hey guys I am reviving this... 11-09-2017, 04:29 PM
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    Quote Originally Posted by Srdjan View Post
    Too bad Eric, but in all honesty, you had a 50-50 chance judging by the reviews. If it managed to degrade the 12K edge, I would say it's a poor stone.... But I don't intend to ruin your fun by saying this Perhaps at some point you can get it to produce a great edge, but then there is an equal chance it will ruin it, and ruin your day too. Such stones are just not worth the trouble, in my book.

    Judging by what Glen said, I am inclined to believe the maximum this stone had to give (him) was a nice burnish, which does lead to a better edge, if it doesn't ruin the apex along the way.... @gssixgun?

    So with that in mind, and from everything I saw and read about it, it seems like this stone better not have any abrasive power, if it's gonna be any good. However, this is contradictory to everything we know and love about good razor hones.
    Oh no fun ruined, I'm going to continue playing with it. I'm not going to spend months fiddling with it by any stretch. I believe burnishing the stone might be my best bet. I did a few strokes with the Class last night with slurry then diluting with water. It seemed to polish a bit better but I doubt it's improved. After I went to straight water clean stone, it sounds to my ear gritty when the blade is in contact. So to me this is not a good sign. But we will see.
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    I did try that as well - I went through about 5 different ways of honing. Heavy slurry, light slurry - both with and without diluting. Tried polishing up the surface of the stone like an Ark and using both water and oil after a 12k synth progression. The best edges for me were the light slurry finish with glycerine and the polished surface with oil. Have fun!
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    Hey guys I am reviving this thread. So last night I broke this ILR out again. I have been chatting with a guy on FB that sells them or owns the company not sure which. Anyway, this was my method and razors used. 1) Wade and Butcher Special 5/8, honed to a 12k level and known shave ready. Light slurry, diluting maybe every 20 to 30 strokes with just a squirt of water. Once diluted after maybe 150 strokes, I cleared the stone off and went another 30 or so strokes with plain water. Under my pocket scope, I saw stria where there was a mirror polished edge. The edge off this stone is a satin shine. Looks aside it takes arm hair easily which is what I use to judge how it should perform. If I was to associate a number to the stria I saw as far as depth and looks, I would honestly say it looks like the stria came from about a 2k level, so my assumption is I am picking up a misc. grit every now and again.

    2) Another W&B special 5/8, this blade was honed to an 8k level which under my pocket scope had a mirror edge shave ready. Same process, light slurry diluted down and then finally plain water. Now, this one shows the same issues, stria. Again same satin finish on the egde. It seems to take arm hair easily. If I were to base things just on appearances, I would say this stone did not improve an 8k edge and certainly did not improve a 12k edge. Has any real harm been done I can not say because the only test I care about is coming tonight or tomorrow and that is the shave test. I am guessing that since things look better than my previous attempts that the shave will be better. If things are better I am going to try and stick with what works and tweak it ever so slightly to see what I can improve or not. Ill report back with the test shave results, not going to call it a turd just yet
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    At its best, I was able to get decent edges but not top-tier. Quite a few guys with good rep have found the same. It can certainly provide a shave, but I was never able to get edges like I get from other well known finishers like JNats, Arks, Eschers etc.
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