Thread: King 6K, 10K or 12K next.

That's pretty interesting. So are you saying that the action of moving the razor (steel) across the ark creates grit, and it is the grit that polishes/sharpens the razor? Does the grit break down on the surface of the stone, or is the grit come loose as a sort of slurry?

The steel breaks the grit rather than loosening it. The stone is that hard that the grit doesn't come loose, hence no slurry. When you break it your actually smashing the grit into smaller flatter lumps, Until the whole surface is very glass like. It's hard to explain. The more you use it the more the face of the stone polishes itself as it breaks into a smoother surface.

Lapping them is fun Expect it to take hours akries are hard, And because they don't shed grit at all you have to grind through it with wet and dry.

I found that link BTW. It's not from this forum so I apologize for the bed netiquette. Modine is a member here as well so it's not too bad I suppose. It's also not a Coti, C12K comparison, My brain must have been playing late night tricks on me the other night

Novaculite or Chert natural hone test

This thread is also the reason I was thinking about adding another stone between the 6K and the arkie. It seems that a good Arkie can improve even a 15K edge.