I tried some baby oil today with the black stone, not messy at all. Did a diluticot with my new found coticule the went to the Arky. Haven't shaved with it but I'm getting some serious hht off this stone. The test will be in a bit.
Yeah, once I was happy with the lap-job, I did my jillion laps on the Black and ended up popping hairs root out and in with no effort. Ridiculously sharp. Shave wasn't all that good though...not sure if I need to get used to it by lightening the pressure, or if it's too sharp for me, or if it went from smooth-sharp to serrated (on micro scale), but going dilucot/coti-water/cnat-water/Arkie-with-mineral oil has gotten me to easy root-in HHT popping a few times now. Yowzah. Lately I've stopped at the CNAT while I ponder my Arkie results.
Enjoy!
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