Thread: Playing with a Jnat

When you feel stiction, lighten up on the pressure (and you should) - a lot of it will go away.

Originally Posted by Steve56

When you feel stiction, lighten up on the pressure (and you should) - a lot of it will go away.

+1 This has been my experience too.

Thanks for the comment on the arkie Aaron. The more i read about the Jnat, the more i find in comparison to the Arkie stones.

I will get a chance today to get back to the stone. When, i have no clue. My list of stuff to do has grown to 2 pages.

[QUOTE=Gasman;1870718]Thanks for the comment on the arkie Aaron. The more i read about the Jnat, the more i find in comparison to the Arkie stones.

I will get a chance today to get back to the stone. When, i have no clue. My list of stuff to do has grown to 2

Very true Gasman, I have used the same tactics that can push a Arkansas edge up a notch or two on Jnats and others with great results. Works better on harder stones than softer IMO.

OK, I'm having to step away from this Jnat.

I've tried everything others have offered for help. Everything I could read or think of and still it's not getting a good edge. It's close but not a keen edge. No HHT at all. Now I can do 3 laps on the 20K and bring the edge up to keen, but I don't want to have to do this. Possibly the stone but I'm not going to blame the stone when it's possible it's me.

I have sat down with this rock 3 times today. It's pissed me off too many times now. I bet I've got over 60 hours on this stone. I'm going to step back and think about it for a while. Maybe the Jnat is just not for me.
Sorry guys, I thought I was close but I guess not. I just wanted to let everyone know where I'm at with this before I let the thread fade away. I haven't been beaten yet. I'm just going to turn my honing efforts in another direction for now.

Hey Jerry,

I’d be happy to take a look at it if you want to send it over to me - not all of them are first rate razor stones. I have a bunch of them and feel confident that I can tell you if the stone is at fault. I could also send you a ‘known good’ jnat for you to try out.

Thanks for the offer, Steve. I've had a couple of guys offering the same thing. We have a great community of good folks here! Thanks for the offers gentlemen. I will PM.

BTW, I'm just back from a DR. Visit. So, I'm going to give this another try. One more time. I just can't help myself. LOL.

Sometimes it is best to take a breather. Walk away from it, give it some thought and go right back at it.
Like Steve said it may not be you,it might be(most likely) the stone. You are used to 20k and not all jnats are at that level. When you find one, trust me you know.
Arkies are hard to master, so are Jnats and Cotocules. When the right technique is applied to each individual stone then you can squeeze every last bit out of your stone.
After honing with many different types of stones you get a feeling of what works better on a given stone but you should always try a couple of techniques on each stone.
A microscope or quality optics go a long way in helping you determine what you are feeling in the test shave.

I tried again and sill didn't get what i would call a keen edge. Could i shave with it, sure. Id say its about like a 8k at the most. Maybe less. Its now boxed up with my Tomo and will hit the post office here in a few minutes. Shipping it out to one of the fine folks here for there opinion. So i guess by next week i will know if its me or the stones.

Id like to buy another Jnat just because this one pissed me off too many times, but i don't want to buy if the issue is me. Its possible. I really don't think so, but...

I guess we’ll see what the other member thinks. So far I really like the jnat edge, let’s hope you can find one that agrees with you too.