Thank you Bill!

The cheap razors definitely serve their purpose; especially for honing. For shaving, either a Ralf Aust or a Thiers Issard Le Grelot is a terrific terrific choice and a great value (IMHO).

Well, if you have a Jnat, may as well play around with it. Although I have them, and enjoy using them, they aren't "better". Just different. And at the cost, not really a good value.

@greggallant5058 totally agree 👍 some pay thousands for just one rock 🪨!

Yes, the edge rolls over and through the slurry. I call the dulling that results from this "bead blasting the apex". It has a side benefit of helping to keep the apex free of burr. The reason I, and most others, perform final finishing without a slurry is to allow the apex to be narrowed more than it could be if slurry were used. On a Jnat that is very hard, and that has very fine abrasive, the only way to remove material with coarser abrasives is to use slurry stones.

@@greggallant5058 Thank you for answering and explaining. 🤝

It is because of the very hard and the forth/back motion, thats why. Schould be avoided.

The singing came from the spine riding on the edge of the stone. It is of no consequence. It's a little like chalk squealing on a chalk board. If you look, the edge at heel is on the stone not the stone's edge. The edge condition at the heel looks just like the microscope photos. I'll be returning the razor out of fear that I'll keep it 😀

@@greggallant5058 It is from the spine, yes. I rather call it crying, it´s not a good sign, will not harm the bevel presumably. But it scratches the spine and the stone, which is unpleasant and not good practise. It is Misshandling of the stone, there is too less lumbricant and too much water.

I appreciate that you are trying to provide good advice. Don't forget, I'm there; being mindful of what is happening in front of me. And this is not my first rodeo. The spine, shoulder, and heel on both sides of the razor are in excellent shape and identical looking. Nothing is scratched. Obviously, HD Shaves, the owner, will be able to verify this when he receives the razor.

​@@greggallant5058 Thank´s, I´am enjoying your vids for the most part, otherwise I wound´t not comment. Maybe there is a little language barrier and my critic sounding harsh. But it´s true, the squeaking sound is no good, it indicates a misfit. And your stone is too hard for some rodeo and wild forth and back thing. It is unnecessary. For old/nice razors it is importend to protect the spine, if it is ok, so that in future someone can enjoy the razor as it was intended to look. Your technic is beautiful besides few little things, good motoric skills. I don´t know why it became fashionable to use ultra hard stones for razor honing. It makes things just difficult. A nice fitted stone can go from bevel set to finest finish with no problem at all, no need for Mikawa Nagura progression, dilution, soap and stuff.