Thread: Yellowstone Compound

This is fun stuff. I picked up a couple bars and have been using it on the poly webbing of my strop. I have tried about 2 dozen razors so far and mainly from a touch up standpoint. I have been using 5 strokes, 10 strokes and 15 strokes and am having about a 50% hit ratio on shaving tests. Definitely some promise here. I probably won't go more than 20 strokes, but want to see what happens. I am thinking 10-15 will be the strike zone for me.

Lynn

Lynn I was really hoping to bring the powder to NC but unless it gets here today I am outta luck....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Lynn I was really hoping to bring the powder to NC but unless it gets here today I am outta luck....

I'll bring the stuff I got for you to mess around with Glen.

Lynn

Originally Posted by Lynn

This is fun stuff. I picked up a couple bars and have been using it on the poly webbing of my strop. I have tried about 2 dozen razors so far and mainly from a touch up standpoint. I have been using 5 strokes, 10 strokes and 15 strokes and am having about a 50% hit ratio on shaving tests. Definitely some promise here. I probably won't go more than 20 strokes, but want to see what happens. I am thinking 10-15 will be the strike zone for me.

Lynn

Cool, Lynn! Any initial thoughts on how it compares to chromium oxide?

Glen... that sucks man. They actually charged you, too? I'm sure you saw this but here's the contact page... http://www.osabrasives.com/aboutus.asp. They have a few phone numbers there... Hopefully you can get to the bottom of this.

Originally Posted by pjrage

Cool, Lynn! Any initial thoughts on how it compares to chromium oxide?

I'm seeing this stuff as a littler finer than the chromium oxide. I'm gonna put it through a bunch more razors though. The block I have is really hard, but it puts a nice thin covering on the poly webbing.

Lynn

Originally Posted by Lynn

This is fun stuff. I picked up a couple bars and have been using it on the poly webbing of my strop. I have tried about 2 dozen razors so far and mainly from a touch up standpoint. I have been using 5 strokes, 10 strokes and 15 strokes and am having about a 50% hit ratio on shaving tests. Definitely some promise here. I probably won't go more than 20 strokes, but want to see what happens. I am thinking 10-15 will be the strike zone for me.

Lynn

Do 30. I double triple dare you!