Thread: Finishing with slurry on Japanese naturals

Originally Posted by mainaman

In my experience the method works for slow stones, but not good for fast stones. How you are going to finish also depends on what stone you are coming from, 12k SS edge is almost there and needs very little to make it buttery smooth , at least in my experience.

Beat me to it Stefan It really depends on the prior state of the razor & the speed & density of the stone. But yes experimenting will teach you the nature or potential of your stone.

What negatives have you guys found using thick slurry on the quick ones? Not as sharp? Removes excessive amounts of metal? Or something else I haven't yet thought of? This is all still a tiny bit new to me, although I have to say I Looooooove the edges I'm getting w/ this. (No weepers, however!)

Originally Posted by PA23-250

What negatives have you guys found using thick slurry on the quick ones? Not as sharp? Removes excessive amounts of metal? Or something else I haven't yet thought of? This is all still a tiny bit new to me, although I have to say I Looooooove the edges I'm getting w/ this. (No weepers, however!)

No real negatives if the right amount of strokes are used but if I understood your process it takes some time. You can remove a lot of metal. To give an example I used a fast Suita with normal slurry on a razor that was close. I gave it 20 strokes. The edge looked good & the bevel really polished up. Another 10 strokes turned it into a hacksaw blade Of course if that razor was less sharp I could have done more to it. Just depends on what you're working with.

Hacksaw blade? You mean microchipped? Sounds like these stones have a huge range of properties! On my Kiita, the only real danger is my wrist starting to hurt from holding the stone for too long!

Mine is definitely slow--I usually refresh the slurry once if I'm coming off the Norton, to make sure the scratches are wiped out before the slurry breaks down & goes into polishing-mode--although I have gone to it straight off the D8E once, just for fun. Took entirely too long, but it did work. Eventually.

(Speaking of which, I definitely need to pick up a pocket-size DMT-C on my next Woodcraft run--the full size plate knocks most of the slurry off the edge)

Originally Posted by PA23-250

Hacksaw blade? You mean microchipped? Sounds like these stones have a huge range of properties! On my Kiita, the only real danger is my wrist starting to hurt from holding the stone for too long!

Mine is definitely slow--I usually refresh the slurry once if I'm coming off the Norton, to make sure the scratches are wiped out before the slurry breaks down & goes into polishing-mode--although I have gone to it straight off the D8E once, just for fun. Took entirely too long, but it did work. Eventually.

Nahh ! I mean macro chipped Yes they certainly range in action.
Slower stones have their place, especially good in final polishing as you no doubt are experiencing