Green Shadow

Black Shadow - Grain of 12000-15000 grit, very dense and hard stone for finishing razors, knives or other tools (gouges, wood chisels)  The Green Shadow is a slightly softer (but still hard) slate with more tactile feedback on steel when honing while the Black Shadow is harder and offers the ultimate finish while still retaining a velvety feedback (not too glassy feeling).  Both would make excellent finishers for refreshing a tired edge or a powerful finishing pair when used after a coticule, 5-8k synthetic hone, etc. in a honing progression. The Green Shadow & Black Shadow hones are both a slate type stone They both come from a private family land in France composed in particular of slate of different grains allowing the harvesting of the entire Shadow range. Size of the stone is 150x25x8mm Mounted on an aluminum blank Green Shadow - Grain of 8000-10000 grit, dense and hard stone for finishing razors, knives or other tools (gouges, wood chisels) Black Shadow - Grain of 12000-15000 grit, very dense and hard stone for finishing razors, knives or other tools (gouges, wood chisels) Directions for use: Both hones can be used with slurry produced with a piece of the same stone (included), the slurry is best with little water on the stone, too much water will make it slip the end with a suction cup effect (hard stone), a minimum of water is recommended in order to use it perfectly and optimally. A slurry-honed edge will have a hazy finish while the slurry gives faster and more powerful sharpening. The water-based finish will allow a shiny polishing, the use of Glycerin/oil will allow a more homogeneous finish, it is possible to switch from oil to water-based use provided the stone is well cleaned.