Zulu vs Wacker 1/4 Hollow, Flaschner 5/8

Got an awesome Herbert Wacker 1/4 hollow from a friend to test on the zulu.

This is one beefy blade and I had honed it a few weeks ago to about 90% of perfect. Here's the opportunity to finish the job.

Built slurry with dmt 1200.
35 x strokes on slurry, no dilute
finger drop dilute for next two 5 laps
dip blade every 5 laps after that to 70
rinse blade and stone  30 more laps
40 on linen
50 on english bride 30 on palm

this will be the first shave test tomorrow. hair tests look excellent,quiet. I always like it when the hairs fall silently off the limb :))

Next up my vintage 5/8 Flaschner

Now this will be an interesting test. the edge was already excellent and popping hairs very well very quiet. I started the same way as before but I could tell from the start there was something different. The blade didn't seem to slide and glide as the others have. I did a shorter dilute, about 40 total X strokes and got to pure water pretty fast.
20 laps on water and stopped. It just wasn't feeling right. Hair test was good but we shall see tomorrow. the russian might have to wait.

Now I'm curious about this edge.
I"ve heard  that Flaschners blades are Fridour ( swedish steel ) blanks which are VERY hard, and probably stainless. I've had this blade for two years and there is NO corrosion at all. It doesn't say stainless but acts it.We'll see tomorrow.


SHAVE REPORT
wow wow wow wow wow. and wow!

All three blades were amazing! Silky smooth and effotless shaves. I come closer to just needing one pass with this edge more than anything I have ever used!
The Wacker was perfect and so was the Flaschner. And the russian too, which is no surprise as these blades take edges better than almost any blade I have. The AK-47 of razors for sure.

The interesting thing about this Zulu hone is that  the edges it gives is like a coticule in it's forgiveness in cutting you, BUT it's way sharper. Could be the perfect edge. Really.