Slurik slate Green Shadow 80х22х19mm

Slurik is a bar for directing the suspension on the working surface of the grinding stone. Basically, the suspension is actively released during sharpening on various bars made from shale rocks. Accordingly, using a small piece of slate, it is possible to effectively induce a suspension both on a stone of the same breed and on other grinding stones (natural or synthetic), even on those that do not emit their own suspension, but at the same time perfectly allow you to work on a "foreign ", induced by red lead. Working on a suspension significantly increases the productivity of the sharpening process, makes it tactilely softer, a stone with a suspension begins to work in a completely different way. There are sharpening techniques, with the help of which, on one lapping platform (for example, made of fine-grained sandstone, which does not emit its own suspension and practically does not affect the result of the surface treatment of the supply), the entire grinding cycle from peeling to finishing is carried out by sequentially changing , in the Japanese interpretation) of various grain sizes. Suspension, both from slurik and from the working surface of the stone, is knocked out when used as a coolant - water. Therefore, work with slurik must be carried out precisely with the use of water as a lubricating fluid.
Green Shadow slate has been mined and used for sharpening cutting tools on an industrial scale since the late 19th century in the French part of the western tip of the Rhine Slate Mountains - the Ardennes. Like natural Japanese stones, sharpening stones from the French Ardennes are not only tools for sharpening, but also, without exaggeration, a national cultural treasure of France. From the beginning of the industrial mining of this shale rock until the middle of the 20th century, Green Shadow bars were positioned as one of the finest-grained stones used for the final finishing of straight razors. Green Shadow is also widely used for particularly fine finishing of the cutting edge of knives and carpentry tools. The grit equivalent of Green Shadow compared to synthetic stones is 10,000-12,000 grit, depending on the density of the coolant used. Slurik is used to guide the suspension on the working surface of the stone. When using slurry sharpening, the Green Shadow stone will have the most abrasive ability. Slurik can also be used to clean the stone from grease and invigorate the working surface of the abrasive. Green Shadow stones, both the slurik and the main stone, must be soaked before starting work, or you can simply moisten the bar and slurik with water.
Green Shadow Sluriki are natural stones that, after final processing, may have some slight deviation in overall dimensions from the indicated size.