That means that the DMT would also reduce the stones abilities as a finisher?
How do you guys use this stone. I started using it with oil which gave me pretty good results for finishing razors. Then I began to use it on plain water and with soapy water. That gave me sharp but smooth edges to. Lately I began using it with slurry. The slurry stone that came with the hone is virtually unusable so I followed Michaels advice and took a DMT card. Raising slurry with this is pretty easy but my results were variable. Last Saturday I touched up a Filly on milky slurry and that seemed to further blunt the edge. The test shave was a tugging mess leaving lots of stubble. I read on the other forum that some made that same experience. It seems that thin, "cloudy water" slurry does the trick. I have yet to verify this. Question is: can you go back to plain water with the stone scratched by a DMT card? How will that affect honing. Michael advises to lap the stone with 1500K sandpaper but others stated than scratching the surface of the stone actually improved it's honing abilities. Does anyone have experiences to share?
Why would you need anything other than water? What else are you putting on them?
Cheers, Steve
I think the question is, if you're only using water, what is it that you need to clean off?
I've filed this hone, as well the Suehiro 20K and the three Welsh slates, in my "A lot of roll and no butter" file. Are they functional? Yes, spectacular, not really IMO.
I've filed this hone, as well the Suehiro 20K and the three Welsh slates, in my "A lot of roll and no butter" file. Are they functional? Yes, spectacular, not really IMO.
Way more expensive also ? I think for some of us with not so deep pockets the zulu fits the bill as a very nice finisher. I use mine with water only after my nani 12k and it surely mellows the edge. If I was just using my naniwa I usually had to use a pasted strop, not so after the zulu.all in all I'm happy with mine. (Until an ec$her falls from the air!)Yeah, I sold one of mine and lent the other one out. I was using them to finish after coticule, but since getting an Escher I have not felt the desire to use my Zulu (the Escher edges are waay better IMHO)....
I haven't looked in a while but I think an 8x3 with a slurry stone is 200. That was my point...you can get a great Escher or thuri for the same price and they're much better stones.Less than a happy meal? Where from?
Aren't zulu's like $200 from the source? Thuri's are cheaper. Dark Blue 7" labeled eschers sell for <$200 fairly regularly.