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That's really cool. I've used chisels to break in a trans ark after lapping, but I haven't done much with washitas. I had a NO. 1 norton awhile back and some other examples. The cutting power on them...

There is definitely a certain virtue to synth hones, even for razors provided you stick to one system as the synth ratings overlap at times. Personally, I'm not too crazy about the feel of a synth...

I don't really know why anyone who does carpentry or culinary work would go for anything other than synth solutions these days. DMTs, shapton glass stones, spyderco, etc.. I would, anyway. I use a...

It's kind of a new boom period to buy a coti right now as ardennes is pulling a lot of cool stuff out of the ground. It was really La Grise heavy for a long time and it isn't a particularly exciting...

I think several cotis fall in the 8-10k range with some exceptional ones being finer still.

The trans ark Sheffield comment is more rooted in the fact it takes a huge number of laps on a stone that can kill an edge pretty easily and more often than not, the blades are warped a touch or have...

I don't much care for thuris tbh with you, but that may be because so many of my blades are Sheffield steel and I really don't feel it is a good marriage.

I suppose one way to put it would be you wouldn't want to drive some massively powerful car that had twitchy handling every day, you would eventually just want to hop into something that can get you...

Yellow trans arks sell at a premium as well

But going back to something like old rock, the reason they sell at such a premium besides reputation is that the vein is not longer being exploited and shows no signs of being mined in the future....

I wouldn't say any of these are better than the other besides absolute sharpness. You can get a great shave off of any of them, they just have different character. I don't necessarily care if a blade...

I'd be the first to admit that coticules above all other stones are the biggest case of diminishing returns as you move up in size. Nat combos that you don't find in the wild are a waste as well as...

$250 is generally not what you will be paying from Ardennes.... Hell, I was quoted well under €100 for a few different les lat bouts a few weeks ago.... Even if you were stuck with a coti that only...

I don't even see where the jnat talk fits into all this.... Jnat edges are awesome... They also cost a fair bit more, in general and you have to worry about fake stamps/getting what you paid for...

There's nothing wrong with charged stropping if a paste edge isn't harsh to you. My two personal criteria for a good edge are: cuts well with no chatter or bogging down, even atg, and not harsh. I've...

I mean, the only outright BAD ones have quartz inclusions that are toxic... There are some I wouldn't shave directly off of personally, but they can have real good speed and be nice in a progression...

It's more a case you have to come across cotis you can get along with without struggle, but they can pretty much all be beaten into submission.. Coticules aren't like Lilac Vegetal where it only...

It's a completely asinine statement... I'm sorry, but it is.... I respect someone having extreme standards, but it's exceedingly uncommon to come across one that won't provide an excellent shave that...

If you say 3/100 cotis are good for razors, it just means you were too lazy to take the time to really get in tune with any given rock.. I'm sorry, but that ratio is utterly asinine... I own a pike,...