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Another Zulu hone success but a learning lesson. I've been having great luck with using just water on my blades with this stone.50-100 laps on plain water has been making them very sharp and smooth....

Mike,

that sounds like a great idea. I like narrow and odd shaped hones a lot

Just want to say,again, how much I love this stone. For me it is almost the perfect finisher as it leaves the edges VERY sharp but almost as smooth as my coticules! I've experimented with heavy...

I have been playing with my Zulu hone, comparing the finish on slurry, watery slurry and water. Then I thought it would be interesting to try a finish using my Escher blue green slurry stone on the...

WOW. Just finished test shaving three blades I honed on the Zulu and I continue to not only be impressed but amazed. All three responded the same; with silky smooth sharp edges. About 100 total laps...

OK I finally got my Zulu hone after much issues with the post office! but it arrived yesterday

the packaging was beautiful:
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and...

I would think it would be hard to discern the actual feel of the edge if you go to crox afterwards. jmo

sorry if I missed this in the conversation but has someone finished a blade on the Escher then put it on the Zulu? If so did it improve or degrade the edge? Again, sorry if I missed this already.

MAN! I SO can't wait to get my stone!

hopefully mine is one of the 11 coming :))

I'm glad to hear that, on the one blade of the four I got honed on the Zulu time on the Escher improved it, no doubt. The other 3 blades edges are so good I don't want to mess with them yet, :)) But...

thanks Stefan I can't wait to experiment a bit with mine.

Stefan

Do you think the an Escher would improve a Zulu edge or vice versa? Have you put a blade on an Escher after you finished with the Zulu?

Two more Zulu edged blades shave tested this morning. Two of my Russian blades, both 5/8" one from '63 one '65 and both have always taken an edge very easily

First up the Borna (sp?) 1965 blade....

understand. Hopefully mine is coming soon so I can test it personally.

Zulu Shave report:
I did not strop these blades ( not sure if Stefan did or not)

Imperial razor 5/8 full hollow

Used it for first pass WTG: Excellent. smooth and sharp but not a one pass...

I just got four blades that Stefan honed on the Zulu today and will test two of them tomorrow AM. Shave report to come