Hi Colin,

I agree with you on the idea of honing not being rocket science, although to a new guy (or girl) the mechanics of it can be a bit challenging, particularly if there is no one physically available to show you how it's done.

In any event, I notice you are in Brisbane. So am I, and I am one of those guys that has spent inordinate amounts of money on finer hones. I'd love to be able to bring you over a couple of my finer finishing stones (Escher, Shapton 16K, Nakayama Asagi which I think is 30K +).

If you are interested in trying them out, send me a PM. If not, that's fine too.

James.