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I would agree. Get the best edge you are capable of getting with your currant set up then use the welsh slate. The you know what the stone is doing to your edge and not some other factor.


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I'm going to have to give my purple stone the same treatment now!

I like using the dragon tongue as a mid range stone anyway.


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Have you had much luck with the other 2 hones? The Dragon Tongue and the Purple Slate?


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I will have to test my stone out with a few more razors.

I think the stone fits in between my coti and jnat both in sharpness and comfort.


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I completely agree about ATG benefitting the most. Strange that the shave against the grain improved more than the shave with the grain. I would say WTG jnat has the superior edge but he Welsh slate...

Yes I lapped flat with DMT8C and then worked up through wet dry paper up to 2k. I then done a couple of heavy slurry sessions with the slurry stone eventually rubbing the slurry stone on the surface...

I think I might have to eat my words here. After hearing people compare these to eschers and the likes I though I had best give the 15k Welsh thuri one last try. I decided to try and get the stone as...

What naturals have you used before? If you are having major issues with them I would do a normal synth progression up to 10-12k then use a finishing stone that you are sure is up to scratch like a...

Mine have 8k scribed on the DT 12k on the purple and 15k on the black.

I know there is no point assigning grit ratings to natural stones but it would help you knowing where to fit the stones in...

Even if aj labelled my black stones wrong they still arnt near the labelled grit rating. Especially the purple slate which seems the least fine of the 3.

Like I said I still enjoy using them as...

I have the 3 stone set off aj and the purple slate is around 5-6k, the dragons tongue is roughly 8k and the black "15k" is about 8k too.
I've based this off the scratch patterns in between my...