Thread: Yet, another Black Surgical question

I finished the same razor I had used with a tranlucent arkansas with the black one I have and it seems it is a little less smooth and less sharp. I used the black one after a shapton 12k pro and finished with plain leather, just as I had with the translucent. But, I have only honed with it once, and there could be a lot of reasons for the results I got. On the other hand, the results seem consistent with what I have heard about the performance of both and the conditions under which I shave are pretty much the same on a day to day basis.

But, I have to say that it did shave, so I guess it could be used for touch ups. I would imagine that you could get better results with a different stone, though. The translucent seemed to be a step up from the black in sharpness and smoothness. Personally, I get better results from using the shapton and a coticle.

Originally Posted by crazycliff200843

But, I have to say that it did shave, so I guess it could be used for touch ups. I would imagine that you could get better results with a different stone, though. The translucent seemed to be a step up from the black in sharpness and smoothness. Personally, I get better results from using the shapton and a coticle.

Thanks for the test results. That is similar to my experience.

Here is something else to try when you want to experiment more. Lap your 12K with the translucent to generate a 12k slurry. Then hone on the translucent with the 12k slurry. I tried this today (10k slurry on a translucent) and found the results interesting. It seemed to help a problem razor of mine that was not responding well to finishing with waterstones.