Thread: Too Sharp

Hi Tony,

I mean the blue Belgian stone found recently in the Belgian Ardennes.

Mine is formed regularly and seems to be rather hard and not extremely abrasive. So, for dull ebay razors it works much to slow in my opinion.
The Japanese stones (King) are much more aggressive, even at 8000.

I always use this blue stone as the final step and get much better results compared to stopping after the 8000.

As far as maintenance of an edge after the initial establishing is concerned: the blue stone and a plain leather strop are the only tools I need to keep the razor in perfect condition.

I hope I answered your questions.

Best regards
Martin

Martin,
Thanks. I think I need to work with my Blue stones a bit to see just what they can do. I had a few come in for resale but decided to keep them for my collection but have yet to spend time with them, so far, favoring the yellow ones.
Thanks for your input.

Tony

Here are some very good images of a commercial razor blades clearly showing the scratch patterns and micro-bevel geometry along with some interesting comments.

Razor Blade Edge Photos