Originally Posted by
Tack
Yep, agree with bill.. you can do the midrange work with slurries on most any hard base stone. I have used coticle slurry on a Lv 5+ jnat for the intermediate work, then gone through the usual nagura progression to the final finish. It seems like some hard steels that tend to chip on a synthetic will remain smooth with the all natual progression. I've fiddled with that idea on a Zulu Grey as well, with similar results though not quite as fine an edge. It's fun to do and can produce a terrific edge but I usually stick with the 1 & 5K Chosera (except for the chippers as mentioned), then on to the jnat just because it's a little faster and the results are more consistent.
rs,
Tack