Broke down last week and bought this vintage glued combo.
165x40mm
thats a very pretty stone the BBW looks great
Broke down last week and bought this vintage glued combo.
165x40mm
Dilucot + oil for final polishing?
Slurry > diluted to water > Move to mineral oil ????????
Wondering how Camellia oil will do.
did you just say oil ide edit your post if i were you. i can see a banned user under your name.
not gonna happen LMAO
Yup. Not here. At B&B, we embrace the unconventional.
"We've always done it that way" does have a lot of merit when we're talking about things that have been done for the better part of 300 years, and in some form or another for thousands....
But we're always looking for the better mousetrap!
and, quite simply... its' my Coti and I can do whatever I want with it... people can judge, I pay no mind... but to be banned from any forum for experimenting and choosing the unconventional path....well it is ridonkulous
Yup. Not here. At B&B, we embrace the unconventional.
"We've always done it that way" does have a lot of merit when we're talking about things that have been done for the better part of 300 years, and in some form or another for thousands....
But we're always looking for the better mousetrap!
that was a joke by the way i was taking the pi#s
I had no doubt. hence the tank and machine-gunner LOL
and thank you, stoked about all of the Cotis.... that is my first and the one I am learning on - including using the oil
and to think I was so intimidated by the prospect of self- honing just a short time ago!!
yeah my edges are crap so hopefully the coti helps
It's not a new idea. There are very old boxed coticules that say you can use oil. I'm not sure why such a fuss is made about it. On the other hand, I think you will get results that are just as good with water if you spend the time practicing.
Dilucot + oil for final polishing?
Slurry > diluted to water > Move to mineral oil ????????
Wondering how Camellia oil will do.
Great. In the past this thread has made me want to buy more stones. now I need to worry about it making me want to leave work to fish. Thanks Joshua!
another 40-50 light pressure laps
Light pressure.
I've been honing using basically the weight of the razor.
I'll use my left fingertips on the spine as a guide and to help hold the toe down (and I'm noticing that I sometimes seem to get a slightly wider bevel near the heel, indicating perhaps not enough pressure on the toe).
I also read a reference to early stages using similar pressure used on a pencil eraser... perhaps not a good analogy for me as I occasionally tear the page
Do these stones need a bit of pressure to work? I've been getting good edges, but not that good compared to Craig's Gold Dollar, and they don't seem to retain that keen-ness for long.
Excellent.
I know that it's not good to "stroke-count"... but what's a good ballpark at each stage, and how long does the slurry last?
On my Nortons/Naniwa/C12k, the stones (water only) are getting very dry by the time I get to 20 strokes.
Dilution... just a couple of drops of water?
Oh... and to stay on topic, I'm going to try and get some photos posted up of my just-received stone tomorrow!