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Hey, Bobby

I think the reference came from the honorable Utopian (who has helped me greatly).
Utopian:
"I'll start by pointing out that millions of men shaved with edges off of just a coticule...

Richard! You've been on my mind - usually about the princess/pea thread. I've been meaning to re-read that thread, wondering how/why an edge wouldn't last longer. 'Doesn't make me think you're doing...

Johnny, I don't know - but he's smiling, and keeps touching his face.




I took the same blade and gave 30 small circles on water, then 15 x-strokes. Wiped the blade and the stone surface clean...

Zeth, Thank You!!

That IS a nice looking stone.

Your photos do help alot. I would have called that a light slurry, but as you say - the variation is huge.

I took a blade already done on...

I've lapped the long right side smooth, though the surface has a nick or two. The top surface was lapped flat as the first operation. The craggey upper left section, I've used w/ the DMT to generate...

Its what happened after I tried to work w/ Murray on what he (I think improperly) called a Karasu. 'Wound up being almost 2.5x the cost of the sale price from Murray, but regardless of pricing, I...

Oz!

I'm doing WAY more than 15 finishing strokes. On the harder blades, 80 circles and 3 'X' strokes.

My tpt is not across the blade, but inline w/the edge. 'How much movement/how fast does...

I'd say the first 4 blades had clouds and alot of water. In hindsight, I think this was a mistake, and after a couple attempts at a lighter slurry (still w/ too much water), I went to (too much)...

Hello Stefan. And thank you for looking at the noob flailing his way into a first jnat.

My understanding of swarf is that it's powder fine slurry composed of tiny metal bits produced by abrasion....

A bit of time with the D8C 325 and I have 2 smooth side edges. One is 6" long, the other just shy of 4".

I also took another blade back to the stone after a concentrated effort at 8 & 12k....

'Can't say how much I appreciate your kind help, Gents. It invaluable when wading into this strange world. - Chips on the stone: At the widest point, it takes up 1/4 of the width, and 1/2" on...

I tried two blades w/ the slurry the consistence of 2% milk, then 1%. Not appreciable difference. Smooth is there no matter what (this is really good IME). Keenness is more elucive.

So I tried...

So-san suggested for prioritizing smoothness, to try some dry honing.

Each blade at this point is shaving sharp from a c12k. After Asagi, 40 strokes canvas, 50 latigo.

Slurry the thickness...

I'd have gotten that one all wrong.

'Will use the dmtc for slurry.

'Sure appreciate your kind help.

I choke a little with embarrassment, having posted that I couldn't chime in about how beautiful a new photo of a prized rock was - that its what it does is the beauty. I was fine with that view until...

Oz, is there a diety of any kind I should be supplicating for freight companies? :)

'Sure appreciate all the help here. 'Really would rather bypass the HAD bug - I'm in the wrong tax bracket for...

Kingfish. I appreciate your kind help here. I'm sort of enthralled these days w/ slurry's affect on smoothness. Riooso's edge on that Williams blade is just strange. 'Doesn't feel that sharp, but...

Utopian: I'm confused about your Chinese hone usage, as I haven't seen the sharp/smooth issue between the slurry/water on the Chinese hone in the way you describe. To me, you get sharp and smooth...

About the time I'm happy w/ my edges, the honorable Riooso sends me a blade who's edge is just other-worldly. That's what did me in. Sigh. Wallet in rehab...

Checking for flat/chamfering makes...

Gents,

The edge supplied by Riooso on an asagi did it's work. I have a modest sized asagi coming from So.

I anticipate it taking some time to get to know the stone, but if there is any...