Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
though I hope there are properties such as strata and hardness that indicate what sort of edge a hone will produce.
Nope, you gotta try one to know one, no common denominator. Buy from a vendor that tests on razors. JNS sell quality stones.

There is no best Jnat in the same sense as you would talk about synthetic stones, where there is also no best one, except may be the Gkumyo 20k for now.