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Bit of an update: I accidentally made a slight scratch in my Nakayama (super shallow) & had to re-lap it. I noticed the slurry was back to being a more orange color. Just for fun, I tried the...

Another thing: how has everyone been doing the initial flattening (I know about the final smoothing) for these? I don't have a D8XX & don't really want to buy one for just one stone. Has anyone...

Finally started my taxes! Just sent another email to Maxim, so we shoudl hopefully begin picking out a stone in the next few days.:beer2:

I just hope I don't have to return those razors back to...

Well, just did a full test shave w/ full prep & 3 passes. THe stone works much better than before, but it's still a tiny bit below the Thuringians in sharpness & smoothness. I'm going to try using...

Damn HAD... :D

Verrrry Interestink! :mace:

UPDATE: took a razor that shaved well off the Norton & used water only for lots of strokes. I just honed until water undercut evenly. Didn't feel any change in...

I told you my camera can't get it to show up. It's a cheap, old, low-res camera. If I can borrow a better camera, I'll post one, but until that time, I can't do it.

Just gave it another lapping as...

I've got these 2--my camera is almost useless, so I doubt if I can get it to show, but yes, it does mirror now. Gave it another lapping & finished /w a Thuringian slurry stone--gave a mix of Kiita &...

After the DMT, I've used the hybrid side of a very hard coticule to smooth it more. Don't have a tomonagura or Atoma, so I've been experimenting w/ a (clean) barber hone to raise slurry. I'll post...

I used my D8C for lapping. I also used it to raise slurry on the stone during the period where it worked well. I always cleaned it out extremely well before taking it to the Nakayama. Don't think...

Just emailed Maxim--hope we can find a super-sharp one that I can afford... :gl:

It used to work great w/ the Iwasaki (thick slurry) method. Now it works best w/ a light slurry going to near-water. I'd rate it as maybe 12k-ish now. My barber's Thurries give a slightly better...

Glad it works so well! Just for fun, have you tried it w/ really hard steel yet? (Thinking C135 or a Friodur as I'd like to pick both up eventually!) Would you rate the sharpness as comparable to...