As the title suggests, I am struggling with dilucot with this stone. It is my first hone. I can get the bevel set as it shaves arm hair just fine, but no matter how many sets of half strokes I do during the dilution, how I finish, I can't get past a violin. I was checking the edge with TPT after each set, until it got to a point that sharpness didn't seem (to me anyway) to be increasing. I've tried test shaving and it's not there.
Tonight I threw a unicot finish on it and it's testing much much better at HHT. Will test shave with that tomorrow but feel like I cheated.
I should mention, I've tried using no pressure, light pressure, measured pressure (to get between 8-12oz)... I'm not sure where I might be missing out on laps and not getting the keenness developed.
Tonight I threw a unicot finish on it and it's testing much much better at HHT. Will test shave with that tomorrow but feel like I cheated.
I should mention, I've tried using no pressure, light pressure, measured pressure (to get between 8-12oz)... I'm not sure where I might be missing out on laps and not getting the keenness developed.