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Just finished two razors with a variation of the 30k 3-2-1 finish Glen uses. What I did different is when I would have stopped with the Jnat and strop ready, I tried Glen's 30k 3 regular, 2 back 1 regular. Then did some very light finishing strokes on the jnat still wet with end slurry.
Stropping feedback felt almost immediatly like the razor was ready to shave. It was very smooth shave....
Nice !!!
I have been using that now on the 30k all the time, so far so go... the only razors I don't like it on are the older Shefields...They just come out OK not great...
That is a nice article from the NaplesNews.com
I am taking that is where you are from? I just moved from there about 3 years ago. Nice place to live.
I have only tried it on a Engstrom frameback and a DD SE. Both came out very nice. I like how fast the edge comes alive under the strop. Much quicker. Thanks for sharing that method Glen.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
Maybe the bigger bevels on the wedges have too much surface area for as quick a response?
I get my wedges the best just lettiing the slurry go almost dry on the jnats. They do take a lot more time for me to get right.
I was born and raised in NY, but have been in Naples my whole adult life. It is a wonderful place to live and raise family.So much natural beauty as our eastern edge is flanked by the pristine Big Cypress and the miles of snow white beaches to our west. Lots has changed in the past 25 years as far as development in between, but mostly for the good.Quote:
Originally Posted by TSasser
We should start a the most Southern Division of SRP?
For Sheffielders I go straight to the Coticule for finishing, seems a safe, comfortable path...
I might break out the Nakayama on my personal Bengal and see how I like that... Hmmmmm yeah I like that idea...
you are going to like it Glen.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
OK, I must have missed a post or something, what is this 3-2-1 technique? 3 regular X strokes, 2 back strokes, spine leading? Then 1 regular X stroke? Please clarify. I’m corn-fused. Normally I finish with water no slurry and very light strokes, then strop.
Mike
Going all the way back to the 2009 NC meet....
I was talking with Don from SRD about the 30k Shapton at the meet and he was saying that he was getting good results from backhoning...
So I started messing with it and developed the 3-2-1 as a finishing system that seems to give really consistent results across the board on that stone...
3 very light perfect normal strokes, followed by 2 very light Spine leading (back-hone) strokes, and finish with 1 perfect normal stroke...
This seems to eliminate the "taking it to far" possibility on this stone...
Try it see if it works for you...The advantage with this, is for multiple different razors... There is no advantage if you have 1-3 pet razors that you have down to a science...
Thanks G,
Do you back stroke the blade in the same X pattern only in reverse? Keeping the grain or scratch pattern the same?
Mike
Would you recommend trying this method on other finishing stones?
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Originally Posted by MODINE
Hehehe You know me to well, yes I try and keep all the striations inline :D
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Originally Posted by pinklather
I guess you could,
The 30k is way up there, you are really taking things to the limit on it, anytime you start pushing the limits you look for ways to keep it all in control and this system seems to do that...
Other finishing stones are more forgiving IMHO, especially the Japanese Naturals which would be the only other stones that could get anywhere near the 30k level... (and that isn't proven)
I suppose the Films could get up there too, but I am not sure if anyone has messed with them enough to tell us...
Hmm, I may tried this on my Escher after the slurry stage and into the dilution step I use...:rock:
I played with the film equivalents of 30K and 60K for about a year and they were similar in results when using the Shapton 30K. I found that it was very easy to take the edge over with just 10 regular X strokes. When I went to between 5 and 7 strokes, not as many got over honed. When I started playing with the back honing after Don started messing with that, it helped as well. Glen's 3-2-1 is a very consistent method and works more than not. I have not tried it on the films yet.
The bad thing about using an Escher, Naniwa 12K, Shapton 16K and Japanese Naturals along with .5 diamond or CrOx is that you end up with really good shaving edges virtually all the time. It is still fun to try all the other stuff that comes up here.
Have fun,
Lynn