It's beautifully cut, lapped, and finished; the edges are perfectly rounded.
Thanks, Chris, I look forward to using this stone tomorrow. :)
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It's beautifully cut, lapped, and finished; the edges are perfectly rounded.
Thanks, Chris, I look forward to using this stone tomorrow. :)
Nice. I was tempted by that ad in the classifieds... They look beautiful, good buy ;)
Dave
There's only one left. Nature has a way of keeping us honest; without the telltale streaks or isolated figure characteristic of the Chinese 12k, I defy anyone from telling the stone from a Thuringian of the same color and fineness. It complements anyone's honing stable.
Chris L
I'm afraid I'll have to pass on that one, Chris. Although I'm sure it is of great quality, I simply cannot afford to jump at every opportunity, no matter how tempting it is.... It's like the man who loves cars so much that he sells his house to get the car of his dreams, and then has to live in his car. I would be like that man...except I can't live in a hone..... The moral of this story is: get more money to buy hones.
Dave
got mine the other day and it made a huge difference. a lot more then i thought i would notice really. its a great size and really easy to use. i am a noob though. but i have been getting better shaves now and less irritation which to me is the big test.
What size diamond paste should I follow the 12k Chinese stone with? I have 1.0, .5, and .25.
If you're doing a good job on the 12k, you don't have to follow it with anything. I finished a razor on the 12k yesterday, and the razor was sharp and smooth enough that I did ATG as the first pass on my neck with no irritation. No preshave oil, no fancy soaps or creams. Van der Hagen deluxe following a hot water rinse. Two day growth, however.
That said, if I were going to follow it with anything, you could go 1 --> .5 --> .25 no problem, or just .5 --> .25 would be fine.
Follow this with 50 on the canvas then 100 on plain leather.
I completely agree with your statements. The Chinese 12K was my only finishing stone up until HAD took hold of me this past Summer. I regularly shaved ATG with edges from the 12K.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben325e
Yeah, I think if the 12k was mined in Germany or other country rather than China people would still be buying them at 3 times the price given their effectiveness.
Chris L
I just got a chinese the other day. I'm very pleased with it. I follow it with chrom ox, but that really isn't needed.
Jordan
Previous to getting my Chinese 12k from Chris L, I had been going right from my DMT 8EE to 1.0, .5, .25 diamond pastes. I thought that the reason for my harsh edges had been the .25 diamond paste. Not so. I took a blade from dull all the way through my progression yesterday: DMT 8E, 8EE, 1.0, .5, .25, then 100 laps on a strop. I took another blade, and did the same progression, except I threw in 25 laps on the Chinese 12k with slurry, then 25 laps without slurry.
I examined both blades under the microscope before and after.
The one where I did not do the 12k Chinese stone still showed significant scratch marks left from the DMT 8EE. I don't think *any* amount of work on the diamond pastes would have gotten rid of them. No wonder it felt so harsh.
The blade that I did the 50 laps on the Chinese 12k showed zero scratch marks left, and was highly polished.
Moral of the story: If you're using a DMT 8EE as your 8k stone, you will definitely benefit from using a higher grit stone afterward; it's probably not going to go well if you go straight from the DMT to diamond paste.
That thirty bucks I spent on the Chinese 12k has been the best investment I've made in honing materials yet.