Thread: C12K slurry

Originally Posted by [B

pinklather;787671
Oz, less is more on a c12k? Wow. I'm still in the triple digit stroke counts. They're so slow I don't see how that would work, but you've done this enough to know. 'Really curious how you make few strokes so effective.[/B]

pinkl, read again : "Mind you I used to use a 3 figure stroke count when I owned one" .. which is why I asked if Rick had tried it with the "invisible slurry".
It depends on how you define finishing. If you're doing a one hone process or trying to make up for work that could have been done earlier then surely the stroke count rises, I don't call that finishing, but if you're tweaking the last 1% of the edge, thick slurries & high stroke counts "may" work against the goal. I often "finish" on my asagi by doing 5 or 6 very small circles on it with my 1200 Atoma to prepare slurry. I would swear there is no slurry there as I can't see it but when the water runs up over the razor I can see the water is not clear. Finishing for me is then in groups of 5 ultra light strokes. If the first 5 don't do it I repeat until my tests are passed. I'm probably just trying to do on stones what others do on pastes . I dunno.

Oz, Thank You.

What stone are you coming from before going to the Asagi? I'm usually coming from a coti these days, else a Nani 8k.

Hmmm Oddly enough my PHIG gives up slurry just like my Thuringen and my Escher, it must be from the LePetite Guanaugxi Vein or perhaps the La Dessente Ming Dynasty Vein

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Originally Posted by pinklather

Oz, Thank You.

What stone are you coming from before going to the Asagi? I'm usually coming from a coti these days, else a Nani 8k.

I'd tell tell you but I experiment so much it's almost psychedelic, hehe. Just the other day I went from 5k J-Shap to Asagi. Yup it worked just fine ... for that razor.

Somwhere on the Forum was photos of the edge that was finished just on C12K and photos finished on C12K with slurry. The one which was finished with slurry got deeper scratches so I am asking is there any good to use C12K with slurry when you try to finish your razor?

Originally Posted by KING2011

Somwhere on the Forum was photos of the edge that was finished just on C12K and photos finished on C12K with slurry. The one which was finished with slurry got deeper scratches so I am asking is there any good to use C12K with slurry when you try to finish your razor?

Slurry -to- clear water is finishing technique just slurry I just see no reason for...

Here is a thread from last year with some ideas about slurries

http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...rt-slurry.html

I basically use a light slurry on every natural stone for finishing for the first 20 laps or so to "train" the razor to the stone then dilute out to clear water as I finish.. Is it better ???? I don't know,,, it seems to work well for me YMMV

I have yet to find a Nagura stone that will effectively raise slurry on my C12K. When tried, you will just wear away your Nagura, and end up with Nagura slurry on the hone. I use my DMT325, which seems to work well. The best way I have found to finish an edge with it, is to hone until done on the 8K then use the DMT to get a slurry on both the 8K and 12K stones. I then do a pyramid between the 8K and 12K diluting the 8K to clear. At the end of the pyramid I still have slurry on the 12K. I then use the 12K diluting to clear, and finish by rinsing the stone off, wiping the excess water off with my finger, and do absolutely NO pressure perfect X and heal forward strokes until the stone is dry. This ends up with a fantastic edge that is comfortable to shave with.

You should never use a rubbing stone on a Chinese 12K, nor should you use a Chinese 12K as a rubbing stone.

The best rubbing stone for a Chinese hone is a People's Hone of Indeterminate Grit. You can buy one from a few different people, or you can make one yourself by cutting it off the end of your hone.

Would that be a PRIG?