Originally Posted by
Gasman
I spent 3 hours starting from 120 grit W/D paper and worked my way up to 800 grit W/D paper. The side I did this too has a glossy finish when I hold it up to a light and look at reflections off the stone. I then went backward (I found out) and started with a thick oil and working to thin. :gaah: It gave a nice edge but not as keen as I thought it should have been. I asked some questions and found that I needed to start thin and work to thick. After rehoning the razor on the arkie with the proper order of oil thickness I got a keen edge that was almost as keen as my 12K stone gives (If I had to put a number to it id say 8K+) but felt more comfortable like as if it couldn't cut me. Scary thought, as you know it can!
So I'm now learning a bit more about this stone and its giving a nice edge without a lot of crazy learning of the stone. BTW, I used Balistol and water mainly. But finishing on Neetsfoot oil. Just what I had handy. I might try the WD-40 to start with next time.