DMT and Tomo slurry in Jnat progression

[dlm999]

Hi guys

I have a quick question: I have a Shobudani Jnat and have had some very good results using a DMT card to raise initial slurry (maybe a couple of iterations - honing for a bit and refreshing the slurry a couple of times), followed by a Tomo (actually a piece cut from the same stone) to finish off on. For both I would introduce a bit of dilution as I go along. Rather than finishing on water, I like a little bit of (dilute) slurry at the end as I seem to get a bit of skipping in the razor on the stone otherwise.

Question is, is this really the correct approach, or should I just stick with the Tomo (or even DMT) alone? Or maybe, is it a case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

Cheers
Duncan

 

[UKRob]

One of the recognised Jnat experts on SRP uses a continuous dilution of slurry - Mainaman is his username I believe. Take a look at a video he posted showing his routine, it shouldn’t be too hard to find. My own Jnat also tends to jump with just water so I add a drop of honing solution.