I've been reading here for a while and I haven't seen anything about Ohishi hones. I purchased some years ago to hone my kitchen knives and since getting into straight razors I've been curious if they were able to be used to honing. I've been attempting to hone a few razors with poor results. The stones are 700, 1k, and 3/8k. There is some talk about them on other sites but I haven't seen any around here (probably for a reason). I'm not opposed to purchasing a new set of stones and have already started with a 12k SS and soon a Norton 4/8k. I was just curious if I needed to practice my honing more, or if these stones aren't going to work. Thanks