Just a quiet fellow with a geology background in upstate NY
@warrenstanford7240
21 күн бұрын
Hi Jarrod do you ship these nifty blocks to the UK or is that a PITA? Cheers.
@thesuperiorshave
21 күн бұрын
Let me get enough carved because since Brexit I can only ship via an eBay sale, maybe next week, I need dry outdoor conditions so I can shape behind my office and this month Jax has had ~18" of rain already!
@warrenstanford7240
21 күн бұрын
@@thesuperiorshave Would I be correct in thinking the 15 micron would be ideal for an edge refresh before a stropping on say CrOx?
@thesuperiorshave
21 күн бұрын
@@warrenstanford7240 yes, any quick re-concaving of a razor that was otherwise in previously ~acceptable condition, if a razor with chips/smiles/pits/thickened_bevel use the 30 micron first step would be my advice
@yleexot
20 күн бұрын
Are larger diameter blocks coming too or would that be unnecessary?
@thesuperiorshave
20 күн бұрын
yes certainly, a finer grit and longer shape will help the apex, but our erstwhile content creator says that the long main / short secondary shape ellipse is difficult for the film to hold well, because of the secondary diameter. I do have the cylinder plate here and that's about 6-7mØ, so I can use that. I'll need finer films, of course. As far as the blocks go, I think I want to try Tap Plastics acrylic sheets shaped next, I don't like how with most natural timbers you cannot exclude non-parallelism between the base and the formed ellipse, that shouldn't be much of an issue with something homogeneous like acrylic and at 1x1x4" or 1.5x1x4" they're not terribly expensive things
@yleexot
20 күн бұрын
@@thesuperiorshave ah, yes, of course. the natural world getting in the way of my hopes and dreams :) i will have to settle for my translucent ark that i actually enjoyed shaping (long diameter). poor me. i love the idea of a set of desk stones though. probably won't let that go. i see some small arks (hand-held size) in my future. jarrod! you rock! thanks for keeping the hobby fresh for us!
@thesuperiorshave
20 күн бұрын
@yleexot u r most welcome sir! May my insanity one day return to Earth the production of 1x8" hard Ark wheels replete with foot-powered spindles and water troughs [for home use, obviously], as surely these fervently surging mkt demands from the vanguard geometric creativity cannot be denied much longer...
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