Thread: The C-Nat-athon

Razor: 5/8 Griffon bargain bin: smiling, warped, uneven hone wear
Bk'd on DMT 325 then 45 degree spine raised, 20 degree, 3 layers tape, 1 layer tape
King 1k: 45 degree spine raised, 20 degree, 3 layers tape, 2 layers, 1 layer
Norton 4/8
Final polish: 80 PHIG w/slurry
Hone stroke: heel lead start with swooping & rolling X
20 linen 10 leather
Shave: Superlative

At 100x magnification anyone run into their PHIG polish looking similar to Norton 4k frost?

Originally Posted by AndrewK

Razor: 5/8 Griffon bargain bin: smiling, warped, uneven hone wear
Bk'd on DMT 325 then 45 degree spine raised, 20 degree, 3 layers tape, 1 layer tape
King 1k: 45 degree spine raised, 20 degree, 3 layers tape, 2 layers, 1 layer
Norton 4/8
Final polish: 80 PHIG w/slurry
Hone stroke: heel lead start with swooping & rolling X
20 linen 10 leather
Shave: Superlative

At 100x magnification anyone run into their PHIG polish looking similar to Norton 4k frost?

Man, it sounds like that razor took a lot of work..

and, yes, I found that my CNat seemed to regress somewhat, but the more polishing I gave the stone the better it got. Starting with slurry and working to clear water, then a lot of laps on just clear water seemed to produce a glazed edge.

I believe your assumption is correct, though I didn't have that high of mag to look at it with.

Whew, going from a BK to a finished shave, lots of work!!

Good job man!

M

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Man, it sounds like that razor took a lot of work..

and, yes, I found that my CNat seemed to regress somewhat, but the more polishing I gave the stone the better it got. Starting with slurry and working to clear water, then a lot of laps on just clear water seemed to produce a glazed edge.

I believe your assumption is correct, though I didn't have that high of mag to look at it with.

Whew, going from a BK to a finished shave, lots of work!!

Good job man!

M

Thanks It was a great learning experience. Raising the spine to bring the bevel back and working it down to 1 layer of tape really speeds things up but the process still requires ample time.

This time I enjoyed working it w/slurry. I found it lubricated things nicely and because it seems so fine and talc-like I wonder if it actually compensates for the DMT 325 finish left behind by filling in the voids a bit. Next time I shall try a 1k polish on the stone and see how I like it!

Played around with "my" PHIG for couple hours this morning and seems it polishes best DRY. Atleast under magnification. HHT was better. Will find out on the shave tonight. Perhaps mine is a little soft, cause any water or slurry just takes edge down hill from norton 8k. But dry looks very promising.

Originally Posted by JimBC

Played around with "my" PHIG for couple hours this morning and seems it polishes best DRY. Atleast under magnification. HHT was better. Will find out on the shave tonight. Perhaps mine is a little soft, cause any water or slurry just takes edge down hill from norton 8k. But dry looks very promising.

Hmmm, reminds me, I never did try a shave right off the DMT EEF. Well I will try to take note and try that for honing #3.