Nice looking stone! I just got done watching Dr Matt's video on this. Not feeling well today, so roaming around TH-cam looking at honing vids. Thanks for the video, my friend!
I really enjoy my La Lune hone. I've found that maxing it out and then adding a few drops of dish soap and honing very lightly for a bit creates a very sharp and comfortable edge.
This is what I do with my coticule. Hone until it sticks and then drop of dish soap with water and very light 20-40 laps. The edge is sharp like hell and it feels like a soft squeegee
To date all my stones have come from trusted sources who could share there tested experience. That said seeing you test this one was insightful. Thank you as always Caleb. I have learned much from you.
my pleasure, thanks for coming by , and commenting. once this stones potential has been excavated , it leaves a comfortable edge , not an aggressive edge , but almost like a super keen La-Veinete coticule edge. and by that i mean the best aspects of a ultrafine coticle , without the lack of keeness that can happen at times. my ideal progression, is a 1k , then a 5k shaoton Kuromaku stone , then straight to this stone with water to refine and finish out. if you use slurry straight off of a 1k , you must use a thicker slurry, and two thick slurries leaves a nice shaving edge .
i had a shave today. I used a thick greasy slurry , much thicker than the one in this video. it turned out a very nice edge , similar to a hard Ohira Suita can turn out . crisp but not harsh. very close shave.
I enjoyed that. Have heard a lot about this stone. Do they recommend using slurry? 7:55 “a lack of pop or snap is encouraging”. What did you mean by this Caleb?
they do not recommend it. the lack of snap or pop refers to what i do not want to feel or hear from a stone while using slurry , it usually indicates large clumps of either grit , binder , or steel particles damaging the edge . and that the stone may require special techniques to achieve a nice or suitable result. they leave a more keen edge used with either water , soapy water, or a light/thin oil , the last option leaves a nice edge indeed.
Get an 8k edge on your razor then do about 8 strokes on that thing with 2 or 3 drops of mineral oil. It will peel that edge so much in those few strokes that i couldn't believe it was a natural stone. The black ones are awsome. I was able to get a pocket knife ive never been able to get REAL sharp to te top after 10 strokes. Never seen anything like these stones and i got mine by chance from a mystery hone buy. Real cool rock.
It is very comfortable, perhaps not as keen as an Arkansas True Hard ( the grade of a translucent Arkansas stone) Both are very nice stones , and shave well.
Amazing stone to be able to go from 1k ! I'll experiment with a la lune I've bought from Gary , I hear good things about slate style hones , but I'm ignorant about them .
Thanks Caleb for this independently review. Yeah the missing grip or feedback is a little bit unusual....Please give some insights on your shaving results....actually when water-glycerine or soap water is used the result will be finer and the shave will climb another step up. The slate has a very compact structure which would generally allow it to be used with oil and later come back to water. I personally like the edges and find thee results well balanced between sharpness and smoothness....best regards
after the video , i cut a bit of hair , i felt it needed something, so i raised another slurry, this time i used a drier slurry , more of a greasy slurry , the type that sticks to a blade , and only slowly travels along it when the blade is moved around. the shave went well , it cleanly removed the day and a half of whiskers, the post shave was excellent, very comfortable without any weepers or too close feelings. i have noticed , that if i lighten up on the last 20 laps or so , with water only , the keenness increases a bit. so far i enjoy these stones , they are versatile, i enjoy that in a stone. cheers , and i hope your day goes well ! -cam-
Nice looking stone! I just got done watching Dr Matt's video on this. Not feeling well today, so roaming around TH-cam looking at honing vids. Thanks for the video, my friend!
I really enjoy my La Lune hone. I've found that maxing it out and then adding a few drops of dish soap and honing very lightly for a bit creates a very sharp and comfortable edge.
Ive noticed it's easy to over do it with anything more than 10-15 laps and it degrades my edges past that, regardless of steel type.
This is what I do with my coticule. Hone until it sticks and then drop of dish soap with water and very light 20-40 laps. The edge is sharp like hell and it feels like a soft squeegee
To date all my stones have come from trusted sources who could share there tested experience. That said seeing you test this one was insightful. Thank you as always Caleb. I have learned much from you.
my pleasure, thanks for coming by , and commenting.
once this stones potential has been excavated , it leaves a comfortable edge , not an aggressive edge , but almost like a super keen La-Veinete coticule edge. and by that i mean the best aspects of a ultrafine coticle , without the lack of keeness that can happen at times.
my ideal progression, is a 1k , then a 5k shaoton Kuromaku stone , then straight to this stone with water to refine and finish out.
if you use slurry straight off of a 1k , you must use a thicker slurry, and two thick slurries leaves a nice shaving edge .
Finally! The review I've been looking for on these.
i had a shave today. I used a thick greasy slurry , much thicker than the one in this video. it turned out a very nice edge , similar to a hard Ohira Suita can turn out . crisp but not harsh. very close shave.
@@blistersteel I might have to pick one of these up.
i would , i imagine the price point will only go up now.
@@blistersteel how do you seal these stones? Any particular products to use or avoid?
I enjoyed that. Have heard a lot about this stone. Do they recommend using slurry?
7:55 “a lack of pop or snap is encouraging”. What did you mean by this Caleb?
they do not recommend it. the lack of snap or pop refers to what i do not want to feel or hear from a stone while using slurry , it usually indicates large clumps of either grit , binder , or steel particles damaging the edge . and that the stone may require special techniques to achieve a nice or suitable result.
they leave a more keen edge used with either water , soapy water, or a light/thin oil , the last option leaves a nice edge indeed.
Nice stones. Enjoyed
3:50 I hope Michael Scott heard that.
Its been great testing and sharing data on these stones brother
i agree ! :-)
I saw these on their site a while back and thought they were interesting. Never heard of them before. Thanks for the vid
cheers James !
Thanks Caleb for this video, congratulation and thank you !
Get an 8k edge on your razor then do about 8 strokes on that thing with 2 or 3 drops of mineral oil. It will peel that edge so much in those few strokes that i couldn't believe it was a natural stone. The black ones are awsome. I was able to get a pocket knife ive never been able to get REAL sharp to te top after 10 strokes. Never seen anything like these stones and i got mine by chance from a mystery hone buy. Real cool rock.
Before you seal the other stone, you can fill in the saw marks with Bondo or even caulk a similar color.
Hi Caleb! In your opinion is this La lune more comfortable of Arkansas translucent? A big hug from Italy🇮🇹
It is very comfortable, perhaps not as keen as an Arkansas True Hard ( the grade of a translucent Arkansas stone)
Both are very nice stones , and shave well.
Amazing stone to be able to go from 1k !
I'll experiment with a la lune I've bought from Gary , I hear good things about slate style hones , but I'm ignorant about them .
These lalune are top notch stones. Exceptional quality of cut and polish.
@blistersteel good to know , thanks 😊
Thanks Caleb for this independently review. Yeah the missing grip or feedback is a little bit unusual....Please give some insights on your shaving results....actually when water-glycerine or soap water is used the result will be finer and the shave will climb another step up. The slate has a very compact structure which would generally allow it to be used with oil and later come back to water. I personally like the edges and find thee results well balanced between sharpness and smoothness....best regards
after the video , i cut a bit of hair , i felt it needed something, so i raised another slurry, this time i used a drier slurry , more of a greasy slurry , the type that sticks to a blade , and only slowly travels along it when the blade is moved around.
the shave went well , it cleanly removed the day and a half of whiskers, the post shave was excellent, very comfortable without any weepers or too close feelings.
i have noticed , that if i lighten up on the last 20 laps or so , with water only , the keenness increases a bit.
so far i enjoy these stones , they are versatile, i enjoy that in a stone.
cheers , and i hope your day goes well !
-cam-
Interesting review thx 🙂
I'll release a review on a similar stone this week too 😊👍
Any chance you can do a coticule video ??
Where can I get one these hones ??
you can get them at Griffin Shaving Goods . com