Originally Posted by
CrisAnderson27
I saw the first post you had here too, and can get on board with the diamond thing to an extent. Natural alumina is definitely another thought. The hardness of the razors certainly has something to do with it as well. Harder razors also tend to like softer stones in my experience..so I'm sure that plays a part. This thing chews Gold Dollars up and spits out little HHT5 gems of delight lol. The Kikuboshi was tougher, and my W2 stuff was even more difficult, though the end result was spectacular once I got it down. The glycerin definitely came into play there for me, at my current honing skill level.
Again, the best word I can use to describe the feel and look of the material is ultra fine green/black ceramic...like a ceramic knife blade or a ceramic honing rod.