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- I'm using a Black Arkansas stone in this video. I originally thought it was a classification of a translucent but it is not. Both similar but mined from different places and the Black Arkansas stone is a touch finer than the translucent.
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That's a sweet looking stone. I've heard that the Arkansas Surgical Black stones make a phenomenal finisher. The prices aren't too bad either. Thank you for another couple of great videos. Cheers!
That smile during your shaves put a smile on my face every time!
Count me in for the give away.
I can tell from here that edge was spot on ! Great job from Dani, loved is playing, could listen to him playing for hours !👏
Glad you enjoyed it
Must give this a try..I have a Black Arkansas surgical grade stone that I've rarely used, this seems like a great way to improve the edge after the Coticule! Thanks for the video.
So captivated by your Arkansas super stone Mat that I've talked to Dan and bought a big one ! Wonderful videos on Arkansas preparation and use 👏👏👏👏
Two Dr. Matt videos in one day!? It’s Christmas! And kudos to Dani - very nice cello chops (from a college instrumental conductor)!
John Hart - Thank you John. I just showed your comment to Dani. It made his night!😁😉
Thanks DR Matt I am so close to pulling the trigger on one of those stones , very informative i now know what to do if i get one. My favorite is the ILR then the Belgians , take care keep safe God bless you and your family ianUK
That soap sounds delicious! Amazing video once again. I've been having luck with my synthetics and looking around for my first natural so your video's are always welcome in my mind
Great to hear! Thanks
Love the Dan's whetstones. Have a black Arkansas that arrived not quite flat. Some time with the Atoma 400 diamond plate, then a 1000 diamond plate brought it to dead flat. It maintained the reflective surface and does a lovely burnish using a spritz or two of water. Great pair of videos! Thanks. Cheers
Dude! For my very last shave, I did this exact edge. I had been honing on my arks with water but just wasn't having that much success for some reason. I actually noticed my razors would rust because it was taking so long. It occurred to me that I could hone on oil for as long as I like because it won't bother the steel, so I tried it. I definitely did more than 100 passes but man was that edge sweet! Now I'm gonna put it on all my razors. This edge is in a different tier!
I have learned a lot on your 2 last recent videos the burnishing of the black Arkansas and also the touch up from the conical to the black Arkansas, keep the videos coming they're great! 😜
That stone is a piece of art! Great to see you back. You finally have the perfect giveaway for me!..... I've been using a straight razor for years now but I refuse to shave off my goatee! I've learned so much from you on honing my own razors. There is an odd satisfaction of shaving with a razor you've sharpened yourself. Thanks!
Bob - Are you in the US Bob?
@@drmatt357 I'm in Toronto, Canada. I sent you an old
Puma 91 and a Boker Arbolito Treebrand to hone a few years back that I received from my 95 yr old uncle!
Wow! That is such a Beautiful stone . Love the sound of the cello complimenting the sound of that Coticule/Arkansas edge gliding across the skin of your face . Great vid 👌 bud keep up the good work.
Your videos are always instructional and I’ve learned a great deal. Beautiful stone, I have a smaller one but I don’t use it often as I’m still learning it. For now my jnat koppa gives me my best edges. But I’m still learning. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much!
Great video and music guys - and the shaving faces funny.
Totally awesome, and I absolutely appreciate the break down to the shave...
Thanks Ant-knee!
Great video. I just started straight razor shaving and enjoying all the great info about honing. Thanks
Glad to see a new video. I recently started with a straight that you just honed. Thank you by the way. Unfortunately my technique is lacking resulting in some tenderness. Would you please consider me for the balm drawing?
I liked this series. Needing to get me some proper honing oil and a chisel now 😊. My surgical black is flat, but not highly polished as seen here. Thanks for sharing Doc.
Hi Matt. The old Fossil here.From England. Great video. Very interesting microscope thing. Still going strong on the cheap razors. They certainly make you learn the art of sharpening. Hehe. Keep up great work Bro.
Slimster Slim - Thanks you old goat!
@@drmatt357 baaaarrrr
Love the videos! Thanks for all the info and its great to see some new videos from you! I hope you and yours are doing well and staying healthy
David K - We’re all great David and glad you enjoy the content.
Oh - Yeah!!!
Nice - Sir...
Beautiful stone, for sure.
I bet that scope is a pretty penny..
I've been using this stone a lot lately Michael. It's phenomenal!!
@@drmatt357 Dan's put out great product, for sure. They are flat right out of the box. I have a translucent for knives, I may someday lap one side for razors.
Awesome video as always! I’m surprised you were able to get a large translucent. I had a 8x3x1 on order for almost a year, but they weren’t able to produce 1. Talking with Dan’s for 45 mins or so was very interesting. I had no idea there were so many colors in translucent.. a blue would be amazing. I have 3 hard blacks, but keep my 8x3x1 strictly for straights. Phenomenal stones! 👌🏻
I have a sphinx soap & splash in the way from a trade and found out Charky makes their soaps
Awesome razor and awesome giveaway! Your videos are always so informative, and the Cellos are a great touch sir.
You live in the US, right Darin? Texas?
DrMatt357 yes sir
@@daringlisson9353 You're the winner of the soap!! email me to confirm address. drmatt1911@gmail.com
Had a black ark for a while and never been able to get a good edge off it. Done the same going 8k coticule to ark and it’s always made the coticule edge worse. I’ll have to try burnishing it. I’ve only finished it on 1500 sand paper. Soaps sound really nice too.
Another great video. Enjoyed watching it though as always. Nice music you stuck in there too 😊
Personally, I have found that a properly flattened and lapped Black Arkansas stone of high quality gives me the best edges. Very smooth, not aggressive like some synthetic finishers or other natural stones. I use honing oil from Dan’s Whetstones and not Dawn and water mix or plain water. The oil seems to work better for me but the water or water Dawn mix leaves the edge too toothy or aggressive on my straight razor.
I don’t disagree with you!
Superb video and many thanks again. Great work.
Made quick work on that stubble, soap sounds really nice, always a pleasure 👊🏾
Thanks again!
I have a number of vintage razors I tape ha but yeah I was one of those people seeing that video. I actually use Kapton tape, not electrical, it's super thin and works great.
I watched the two part series with my nephew and inadvertently ran into the giveaway, (darn the luck) so count me in.
Great video. In a past video you used A&E Grecian Horse, based on your comments I gave it a try. You were on the money. I love it. Thanks. By the way, I love the 357 & 1911 reference in your email addresses.
If you like that, wait til you see what's coming!!!
The soap sounds really nice “ooo yeah” , like the t-shirt too !
Buddy Blankenship - Snap into a Slim Jim!
Love the video Dr. Matt. I’m definitely interested in the soap, and see how it compares to PAA’s Cavendish scent. That, and it would be nice to have a premium soap again, instead of using proraso.
william bingham - Their Cavendish is the only other soap that I’ve tried that has a decent sweet tobacco scent but to me, not strong enough. I would say it is a 3-4/10 scent strength but the Sphinx is a 7-8!
Great video interesting treatment of burnishing.
The shave soap looks pretty good.
Count me as a consideration for the shave soap giveaway.
Kewl video.
I ordered a Koraat “Dr Matt Shorty” from Ulrik.
It’s expected by Halloween, at the latest.
I’ll contact you later, as I have an old 1830’s Wade & Butcher I found a few weeks ago, that I need sharpened. I’m trying your sharpening techniques, but I’m worried I’ll trash it.
Later, Gator.
Kill the edge!! Love your videos Dr Matt!
I love Herod, so count me in for that soap to match it up!
Great vid doc good to see ya back those are beautiful stones I've got one from natural whetstones love it fine dam razor she is cheers from canada unless trump puts a tarrif on me commenting lol
I new to honing but I wonder if I can go from my ozuku to the ark polishing it up a bit 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Intresting Intresting!!!
Yes, that would be the intended purpose of the burnished stone.
@DrMatt357
Can you do a compare/contrast between this stone and the ILR Premium stone?
I've been meaning to try tabac for ages (I've never had it) but I'd love to try that Herod soap. The pipe tobacco scent sounds really nice.
Just so you know, Tabac is a tobacco FLOWER scent. Nothing like pipe or cured tobacco leaf. Smells like old lady cologne.
Love your video dr Matt!
What's your microscope name? It's fantastic
Thank you! Right here Mate: th-cam.com/video/49ERZiDbDj4/w-d-xo.html
Could I be the only person looking at your microscope edge shots and thinking what am I looking at. Lol. Did you ever do a layman's video of explaining what we're looking at.
Great video as always though Doc!
Luigi Luigi - Good point Luigi. When I do a video of slides, I’ll describe it. But the bottom 1/3 of the pic is the edge of the razor and the rest of the blade is above that. The black section is the table the blade is resting on.
@@drmatt357 I did wonder if the black was the blade and the light part a slide on the microscope. I eventually figured it.
I'm confused by the scratch pattern i can see and the dents. What makes the edge smooth the uniform scratch direction and pattern or the crisp edge (defined against black of desk). It's nerdy stuff but since you include it, it would be nice to explain to us noobs. :)
Love your videos. You and Eric are what got me into honing. And it isn't too hard. Nothing feels more satisfying than shaving with an edge I personally honed.
Thanks for replying DrMatt.
Have you tried corking the edge in contrast to 'killing the edge on a stone'? Your touch might be lighter than mine by a lot so I would cork. Now to look at the burnishing of the ark story.
Watching the use of a small towel or wash cloth reminds me that the first seven day set a shaver should get is a set of towels. Allow the towel to dry 100% before tossing in the hamper. Mildew and wet towel funk will give ya a rash or worse.
I have corked edges and now I've been using a pink eraser but I find that for the finish like after stropping to clean up any dirt on the edge. Killing it on the side of the stone will flatten out any of the chips or toothiness created from lower grits.
I may have missed the information but why burnish this stone but not others. All that burnishing can do is to superficially impregnate metal residue in the surface and decrease it so ability in cutting during sharpening. Can you comment?
Gregory Wille - These stones are extremely hard. Harder than any other I’ve ever used. If you were to do this to a softer stone, it would pretty much crumble. Because it’s so hard and dense, it doesn’t impregnate with metal. The reason I burnish it to this high level of gloss is for the fine, fine edge it creates. But these stones can be tuned for more of a cutting purpose than polishing. This is for razors, not knives.
Thank you for the information
I think the last time I emailed you I mentioned that I always finish on a surgical black or a translucent after I finish hone. I haven’t burnished either one, think I’ll try burnishing one of them. I’ve been wondering if my finished edge would be considered a coticule, j-nat, or whatever, or an ark edge. Thanks for the video, I’ve been wondering what happened to you. By the way, I enjoy the background music.
That is one gorgeous Black Ark. Have you ever done a hone with all Arks? Soft, Hard, and Black? Not sure if you have other Arks. I have the soft and hard so far, looking to get a nice black, probably not a 10" like you have but an 8X2X1". Great content as always DrMatt.
Thanks Tim. No, I haven't used any other Arks than this black or translucent (which are both pretty much functionally the same). That particular stone is my favorite of all of my stones!
Yo Doc , my Karaat is in the mail....waiting about 2 1/2 weeks so hopefully not much longer....that beard oil sounds nice, love pipe smoke
You have any facial hair Joey? Beard or goatee?
Let me know how you like the Koraat.
@@drmatt357 The Karaat surprisingly came last Thurs. It's sweet, really smooth glide. I have a goatee. Shave everything but goatee
You may recall I've been taking some of my Coti edges to a few laps on felt w/.05 diamond spray but I'm sure the Ark polishes the edge to a finer level and
even "smarter edge".
I'll email you on the stone your interested in selling if still available.
BTW: What the H are you gonna do when Dani leaves the nest. Your running out of homeland talent.😉
Loved his Cello playing! 👍👍
Bearly Normal Wet Shaver - Thanks Doug. I was recently thinking that. I have less than 2 years until he’s gone. 😔
Looking into trying some new soaps. Is there anything that you recommend I try. I’ve currently only tried proraso green. Also great video.
Hi thanks for the great video.. Very helpful.. Its 3am here in Ireland so I'll be having a quick sleep then go for it lol.. Was just wondering how did you clean the oil of the stone. Thanks.. ☘️☘️
liquid dish soap works good...I use it as a lubricant as well.
john o'neill - I just use a bottle of soapy water John and spray down the stone and razor, rub them down a bit and rinse.
@@drmatt357 thank you 👍☘️
Hello Dr.Matt, can u please sharpen my samuraisword???
How can you tell if your ark is burnished enough or correctly? If not burnished correctly will you damage the current edge?
You can tell it’s burnished correctly because it will be mirror like. You will see a clear reflection of your face in the stone.
I don’t think you can screw up an edge if you don’t burnish it correctly. It just won’t be as fine of an edge but still better than when people use them raw from the distributor.
Hello Dr. Matt, always enjoying your videos. I made the decision, i want a razor with the symmetry just like yours. What it is again, 2.5 in? Also, mind sharing where you get all the info for the best ratio regarding edge angle and all? Btw, great musing in this video. Oh and count me in for the give aways. Have a good one and take care.
pluchs5 - yeah, it’s about 2.5”. I personally found I like my edges about 16° but I found others too and I understand they did a survey on one of the forums many years ago and that same angle was agreed upon there as well.
Another Super Video
I’m 2 years 2 late for the giveaway 😂
Great video and shave!
Glad you liked it!
What kind of stone are those old black keen kutter razor hones?
Are you talking about stones you saw in the video? Have a time stamp when you saw them?
Thanks for the variety of content you include in each new video. Is the Ark stone something that would be easy to use for someone who's looking to start finishing their own razors?
I'm also interested in the beard products - if it's as simple as a "count me in" then - count me in!
Thanks again for your energy and willingness to explain. Hope you keep the content coming!
I would suggest some synthetic stones for your starter kit. Check my eBay sharpening vid for the stones.
Do you have a beard or goatee?
@@drmatt357 yeah a beard, but I use the straight razor for my neck and to clean up my cheek lines
@@joelwoods2064 - Well then, we have a winner here! Congratulations!!
@@drmatt357 thanks Doc! Eager to try it out!
@@drmatt357 One other thing, in your videos I notice you lap the synthetic stones each time you make a video. I can't remember if you specifically mention it being necessary to lap every single time. Will a lapping "last" for a few honing sessions?
Hello Dr. Matt. I bought a Surgical Black Ark from Dan's earlier this year and used it on my razors and I love the edge it produces but I never burnished it like you did . Do you think I should burnish it.or just continue using it without burnishing it? I use the Ark after my Shapton 8k. Thank you for all the great videos they are very instructive for a guy like me who has just got started honing his own razors.
Ken Pincoski - If you like the edge Ken, then I guess there’s no need... but you do have 2 sides to the stone. 😏 If you do decide to try it, you’ll need to go further than an 8K before using it, like a 12.
So, where did you learn all these lost arts of honing and burnishing? I still gotta check that soap out.
Johnny Five - watching videos like you're doing, reading the forums and siphoning as much info out of people’s heads as they can tolerate.😏
I'm totally interested in the soap! I've been a big fan of the Alexandria fragrance scent called Arabian Horse (Herod clone) since I discovered it. I'm pretty sure that's the fragrance base for the soap since I know Alexandria and Sphinx collaborate. Please include me in the soap giveaway! Cheers!
grishfish - Yes, you are correct! Sphinx is a sister company to Alexandria so same scent oil mix. The soap give away is Alexandria Purple Haze.
@@drmatt357 Gotcha. I thought you were giving away Spartan. Purple Haze is one from AF that I've never put my nose on. It sounds nice though.
Do you know if the Sphinx shave soaps are rebranded Ariana & Evans soap? I'm pretty sure the Alexandria soaps are, so I'm assuming the Sphinx soaps are as well but the Sphinx site isn't specific about it.
How bout using Vaseline as a foundation first then on top adding regular shaving gel ? Would it shave better? Smoother? Like butter? Protect the skin and edge of knife?
Give it a try and report back
Nice. Have you tried the Vermont green slate yet? I get a very good edge on that stone.
2505karl - I haven’t. Eyed them on Griffin’s site tho.
Hey Doc, where did you get those orange things on your bench that hold the stone? I think one time you called them bench dogs.
That is what they're called and could buy them on Amazon but I can't find them anywhere these days. Too bad because I use them all the time.
Off topic, have you any experience with the Vermont slate from Griffith? Seems like an extremely reputable company, and I’ve never seen this finishing stone reviewed.
Here you go! Caleb is a good guy and knows his shit. th-cam.com/video/9zAAmsR_KwQ/w-d-xo.html
DrMatt ...
You looking slightly buffed and younger compared to years gone by ... ...
what the story?
LOL! My wife told me I’m getting too old and is going to trade me up for a couple of thirties!
@@drmatt357
Haha... 🤣🤣
women the great motivator..🙄
Seriously, are you lifting or any physical exercise ?
Dietary changes..?
I'm in the same boat, I need to do something 😔
@@GaZzBenKo - yeah, I’ve always done weights and some cardio 4 days a week. Try and keep my diet somewhat clean. I try and stay away from sugar but it’s always a battle. You may want to get some bloodwork done and get a baseline on your hormones like thyroid and T levels. Also what’s made the biggest difference for me in the past 4 years is Vit D levels. I now get 20 minutes of full body sun (that means at least in johnies only) theee days a week.
@@drmatt357
Cheers for that 👌
Vit D and blood test it is..
😊
What is the info on the video microscope?
th-cam.com/video/49ERZiDbDj4/w-d-xo.html
Hey Dr. Matt. I have a Naniwa 12k stone and a Norton flattening stone. Will that be good to flatten the naniwa 12 k stone?
It should be but know that sometimes those Norton flattening stones are not flat.
Is this your favorite edge?
Probably is!
What brand is your microscope?
David Stevens - th-cam.com/video/49ERZiDbDj4/w-d-xo.html
very interesting video ,always cool to see new things !!! pleas count me for the giveaway, very nice soap.
Thanks for sharing, I'm in for the soap I do not have a beard:)
You're in!
❤
Why would someone want to burnish a stone?
Creates a finer edge. Kind of like a higher grit stone.
put it Down on the thousand grinds the shit out of it 😂😂😂👊🏻
🤘😃🤘
I wouldn't think you're a barber ,🤔 you seem more like an engineer, architect machine shop guru,or a certified pilot ! 😒
LOL! Not a barber Miguel. My wife would add one more to your list but I’m a doctor. Have been for nearly 35 years.