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I just got an extravagant birthday present. :y:y:mexwave:
There is a for real Escher lapped and ready to go on its way to me.
What is the proper ritual to get the most from this gem?
It seems reasonable to expect from now on my razors should require nothing more than my proximity to give a BBS shave.
Congrats! The ritual is to be sure you get the edgee to be all it can be on your other hones before putting it on your new Escher. Enjoy your new toy.
I thought that this bears repeating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joed
I like to work up a light slurry and dilute to about clear water as I go. Kind of like what the coticule guys call a dulicote IIRC. I believe Sham does the same while Lynn and Tim Zowada favor water only. The general consensus is to bring the razor to the escher when it is already shaving sharp. It is a finisher and using it too early will just take more time and waste expensive stone doing something that could be done with a readily available and cheaper alternative.
So get it ready with the synthetic and go to the escher for the icing on the cake. Sham told me he thinks the razor should be at least 10 to 12k sharp before finishing on the escher. I only have the 8k and after finishing on an escher the edges are perfect for my particular skin/whiskers. It will go out to you on Monday BTW and I'll forward a tracking # when I have one. Happy Birthday and thanks !
Congrats on the Escher!!! I pulled the trigger on the other one last night! :rofl2:
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!:)
Regards,
Howard
Use a slurry, blade needs to be at maxium sharpness before the Escher stone. Have fun!
Just to let you guys know, the only true way to know what your Escher will really do is to send them to me for at least 6 months to run trials on, and I will tell you what works best...
No really
Honest
Would I lie to you ?????
:rofl2: :rofl2:
Congrats on the stones :tu
Is your address still
BR 549?
Quite an education:) I was always under the impression that if you laid the blade and the Escher,together on a soft satin pillow,turned down the lights, a glass of wine,a candle to set the ambiance,some soft music.
Close the door and came back the next day,The blade would be nervana Sharp:))
Learn new things every day.
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
So I guess tossing the stone and all my razors in a gunny sack and putting then in the dryer for 45 minutes is outta the question??
Might work if your into tough Love I guess:)
NOOOOOOOO! The heat will destroy the temper of the razors and will dry out your hone! Of course you could try the delicate cycle and "air only" no heat!Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
Well I just took the sack outta the dryer and none of the razors pass the HHT. So now whaddaIdo?
If my wife sees how much I paid for a "rock" the razor won't be the only thing losing its temper!!! And, there is no delicate cycle, but plenty of heat!!
Well, just to be fair to the wife, not true, but it sounded good.
Regards,
Howard
You know the HHT is poppycock...the shave test is all that matters! Give it a shave! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
You must not have put a coticule in there...Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
Wow you guys is all wrong...
If you are using the dryer method you have to use the natural setting for natural stones ie: Cotton/linen.. Now if you are using synthetics then set the dryer to synthetics ie: Nylon/Rayon. Jeez :rofl2: The coticule is set on Fluff and J-nats are set to Air Dry :p
*** Ducks back out the door**
I am certain I read somewhere the secret to the best Damascus steel was tempering by quenching accomplished by plunging the hot metal into a virgin. IF we are going to be doing much of this maybe the Classifieds need a new category.Quote:
Originally Posted by coachschaller
Much rarer than an Escher nowadays. :gl:Quote:
Originally Posted by jaswarb
Are extinct here in my state,last one died about 3 yrs ago:(
IS THERE NO END TO THIS MADNESS?:cry: I just checked the mailbox and it still isn't here.:gaah: