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The novaculite particles in a fine oilstone are fairly large, like 6 microns large. They are aggressive cutters in slurry or when the surface is fresh, but because they are soft, they can become dull...

The novaculite hones with no pores should have almost unlimited potential with old carbon steel razors (including anything called blue steel), if you have the patience to allow the novaculite to...

I have a charnley. Charnley are novaculite hones, aren't they? If you get a weeper on stainless from one, I think it might be a different reason than pure sharpness.

I've never been impressed...

Sharper than comfortable when subjected only to a bare leather strop. A level of sharpness you will get only if you use a fine stone on clear water for a longer time than usual, and where the stone...

Woodworking, metalworking, polishing, toolmaking, knife enthusiasts....all of these folks seem to have a better grasp on carbides and abrasives. Carbides are pretty much the reason oilstones have...

My point exactly. I just recently bought a bunch of friodur and friodur blank based razors, and they are lacking off the natural stones without a follow up from some synthetic abrasive. They also...

How many natural diamonds have you used to sharpen a razor? None. But that's beside the point, I'm talking about stones.

Of course diamonds are harder than carbides, but we are talking about...

When the razors are finished only on the stone without any aluminum oxide, chromium oxide or diamonds following a natural hone, the edge simply won't be as good. The carbides in the steel are harder...

Compared to the amount of metal that's removed by an escher on clear water, yes. Compared to the amount that's removed by a 1000 stone, no.

presume the way you responded, there's some prior...

Is your razor stainless or carbon steel? if it's carbon steel, I would probably get the zulu instead. You can shave right off of the good naturals with great keenness and no irritation (jnats,...