You can do all sorts of things ,even experiment with slurries from BBW's, Coticules etc etc.. The pro's excel with light strokes. Could actually be a bad thing for heavy handed beginners.
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I have a shapton 1k pro and love it. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend it
[QUOTE=woodsmandave;904860]I agree with your statement but If you reread my post you'll see I don't 'finish' on diamond. I finish on a Nakayama Asagi after using the diamond very sparingly to remove any slight remnants of a burr. A similar technique is documented in Kosuke Iwasaki's book on honing tho he used CrO.
There's a link in this thread if you haven't read it:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/gener...-kamisori.html
I post w/ trepidation. Onimaru was insanely kind and patient w/ my ignorance about learning the jnat. I've not mastered the 3-stroke finish and call it good. FWIW, I'd pay attention to his posts on jnats. I do, and will keep doing so.
That said, my flailing about has given me edges I love. I'll either go Nani 8, N12, then very very light slurry w/ Atoma 1.2 on a Nakayama Asagi. Typically about 50 circles (varies) each direction, each side, and dilute in 3-4 stages to clear water. If its extra hollow, I might not go all the way to clear water or I get some harshness.
Alternately, I'll go from a set bevel to a fast coti to the Asagi w/ a heavier slurry and dilute to water. On regular hollows, any harshness is eliminated by 3-6 strokes on the dry stone. Extra hollows have seemed to need more - or I go to a thuringian to smooth it out.
Hi Robert :) Just remember not all razors come out perfectly smooth for whatever reason. Sometimes you can only optimise a razor to it's best ability rather than your ability or what you're used to from a fave razor.
As an extreme example imagine trying to hone a Pakistani razor to the degree an Iwasaki razor can reach. There will be all number of degrees in between with various razors & comprise is often inevitable.
Stephan, yes - I don't quite have the feel in my fingers to know when its overbaked yet. I've no doubt you're right. And you've mentioned how 'circles 'til it gets sticky, x-strokes on water until lets go a bit. I can't feel the let go at this point.
Oz, You've always been most gratious to us - reminding that not all razors have the same potential. As Madeleine Cann said in Blazing Saddles: "Its Twue, its twue"! 'Said it before, but your counsel on the jnat sticks with me probably more than you might think, including 'you're not using it as a finisher'. 'hard to say how much I appreciate your kind help.