Hello All,
I have been struggling with Dilucot for a while now, but have not been sure of where my problem is. So this weekend while at Hog's I used his bout and did Dilucot on 1 of my razors. I must say that using the bout I was able to get very close to a great edge, I think I just needed a bit more laps on plain water.
What I have learned from this experience is that on the bout I did not experience any drying of the slurry that I have been experiencing on my #56. I think that my problem has been at the first stage while trying to correct the bevel, I have had to add water a bit sooner than I thought that I should. Had not come to that conclusion since I have been able to get the best edges using Unicot.
My question, would starting with a bit thicker slurry be advisable? Would it be to detrimental to begin with a thicker slurry even if I start to dilute a bit quicker than the norm?
I have not been posting since I was not sure where my problem might be. I have been working on learning the stone and trying more dilutions and have been getting better, but not getting it right.
I have taken a couple of razors and gone through the entire Dilucot process, to the best of my ability and when I test shaved went back to the stone and finished with an awesome Unicot edge.
Thank you in advanced for any suggestions, even if it is to stick with Unicot. I do love how nice the edge is with Unicot.
Best Regards,
Lu
I have been struggling with Dilucot for a while now, but have not been sure of where my problem is. So this weekend while at Hog's I used his bout and did Dilucot on 1 of my razors. I must say that using the bout I was able to get very close to a great edge, I think I just needed a bit more laps on plain water.
What I have learned from this experience is that on the bout I did not experience any drying of the slurry that I have been experiencing on my #56. I think that my problem has been at the first stage while trying to correct the bevel, I have had to add water a bit sooner than I thought that I should. Had not come to that conclusion since I have been able to get the best edges using Unicot.
My question, would starting with a bit thicker slurry be advisable? Would it be to detrimental to begin with a thicker slurry even if I start to dilute a bit quicker than the norm?
I have not been posting since I was not sure where my problem might be. I have been working on learning the stone and trying more dilutions and have been getting better, but not getting it right.
I have taken a couple of razors and gone through the entire Dilucot process, to the best of my ability and when I test shaved went back to the stone and finished with an awesome Unicot edge.
Thank you in advanced for any suggestions, even if it is to stick with Unicot. I do love how nice the edge is with Unicot.
Best Regards,
Lu