Thread: Yellowstone Compound

I have not stoned with it yet. No need to right now, as my entire rotation is about as sharp as they are gonna get. Soft Cotton or linen (dry) with a light coating of this (powder) is awesome!

I believe that the pure powder is uniformly finer than the bar. Being a pure form you also have a lot more options as to how to use it. On the other hand if you can find it buy the bar. You will not be disappointed. Especially if you have a micro-chipping problem.

My initial results were on stainless steel, but carbon loves this stuff!

You can use oil or starch, but water tends to push it away from the honing surface.

This stuff is fine. No drafts. Be safe.

I don't have anything to sharpen!

I've got something to lap

LOL
Ok, the Solnhofener Limestone is not the hardest, but at the moment I'm really not happy about what the ceroxide did to it.
It not only hi gloss polished it, but it dished it significantly.
Be careful with your hones guys!

I got some of this a while back. I haven't tested it on razors b/c I never got around to making up a suitable strop. I did try it out on lousy paddle strop I have (leather hard as a brick) and it worked pretty well on knives. I put it on the paddle like powdered CrO-- neatsfoot oil and hand rubbing. It also works well when mixed with a polish like mothers, it gives a nice shine really, really fast.

Anyway, I'll be interested to hear what all the people have to say, this may motivate me to get a strop ready to try the stuff out on some razors, if anyone uses it on a strop and not on a hone... not that there's anything wrong with that, I might try that funky honing sometime, too.

Originally Posted by Bladerunner

I have been experimenting with this compound, and I find it fascinating. I am asking for help in gathering any data about it. I have been unable to find any information that will give me its atomic structure.

What I can tell you is that it has magical honing properties.

Anybody?

You guys are thinking waaayyy too hard.

Grizzly claw, wolf tooth and moose horn. A little geyser water for suspension.

Kevin

is this the same kevbell with a dull razor?

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

is this the same kevbell with a dull razor?

Uhhh, maybe. Is he in trouble? Don't like his humor?
I don't think the razor is dull. I think it is probably driver inexperience. Stopped it last night and it did better that the last.
Kev

just making conversation

Cerium oxide has to be a pretty serious abrasive as it is the stuff used to polish glass, which is not a really soft material. If it is finely divided enough it may be the bee's joints for the final polish on a razor's edge.

I'm staying tuned to see how all this works out. And, as always, am indebted beyond my ability to pay for the pathfinding done by the Lewises and Clarks among us; Meri and Bill

Originally Posted by Bruce

Cerium oxide has to be a pretty serious abrasive as it is the stuff used to polish glass, which is not a really soft material.

Yeah, that's why I got some. I figured if it was fine enough to polish out the scratches on glass and optics it should be a pretty fine abrasive. I tried messaging the place I got it from to get a micron size, but got no reply. Prolly should have done that before I ordered it...