Quote Originally Posted by doorsch View Post
Its not only a factor of the stones themselves its also a factor how much slurry is used (thick slurry - many loose garnets - coarser work) or if you use plain water. When plain water is used the garnets sit in the matrixof the stone and only a part looks out of the stone, thats the reason why you can do the finish with water....

In the end on every individual stone you really have to try out and test. There is no rule which can be transferred to the stones you use.

Try those cotis with a thicker slurry after a 1k up to finish, did they work well, then you have four cotis which are capable to use them after bevel set...
I guess each coti also have their own characteristics too. Some more aggressive than others, etc. In theory all cotis can be used as a finisher too. Looks like I have a fair bit of paying more attention to my cotis when I use them. Wonder what would be a good way to test them using a "control" to gauge what each hone is doing?