Quote Originally Posted by Marshal View Post
Another option I've seen bandied about to create slurry is those small 1"x4" translucent Arkies. Hard as Arkies are, I can see them working fairly well to dig up some mud.



Second page. It was discussed, and the variation from stone to stone is precisely why they're not strongly recommended. I've seen people sift through 2 or 3 before finding a good one and at that point they'd have been better off spending money on another stone. $90 on the Cnat lotto, $60 for a Shapton Kuromaku, or $90 on one Naniwa 12K...It's one thing if you just want a good Cnat and you're willing to gamble until you win. It's another thing if you just want a good finishing stone, those can be had without the hassle (and potentially at less cost).
My bad, I somehow understood that this was about Chinese synthetics. I keep forgetting that the retail of CNATs has such big markups. It is sold for 10$ in China, so the CNAT lottery is much cheaper to partake in