Thanks for the update Bob.

I had bought the Suehiro 20K a while back and never really got warm with it... It's not a fantastic polisher and the edge it leaves is too harsh for my taste. Also with the hone being so hard and fine, there is very little feedback. And yes, its damn fast - you really have to be careful not to overdo it.

I have to confess though that I'm a natural hone guy and prefer the edges I get from my coticules, Eschers/thuringians and JNats . As for synthetic finishers I still have and use my 12K Naniwa SuperStone, which I prefer over the 20K Suehiro for razors.

For kitchen knifes, the hard and fast Suehiro is quite nice though.

I hope I'm not treading on anyone's toes, that's just what it is for me.

Cheers
Jörg