Thread: Jnat Finishing Routines--what are yours?

I raise a slurry with the Atoma 1.2, usually light, and hone back and forth, diluting as I go, until it is basically just water. At that point I continue honing, but I gently blow on to the hone to evaporate the water until it I am dry honing. A few laps on the dry stone and I stop.

Other times I will just hone straight on the Jnats without slurry - it really does depend on the stone and the razor, and what I have done beforehand to get there.

On a side note with the Atomas, I managed after several years to kill my 1.2K. Well, it is not entirely dead but a portion of the surface is now diamond free. I have ordered two of the new Atomas - the ones with the replaceable diamond-embedded steel on top of a aluminium base held together with double-sided tape. It will be interesting to see how these go, and how cost-effective they will be in the long run with only having to replace the diamond top.

James.