Thread: Any info on a "Natural polishing stone quardied in Guangxi pdo ince china"

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Sorry if I wasn't clear, I was referring to tcrideshd's comment.

So...I am not famous for that?

It’s pretty impossible to assign a grit to a natural hone, I have several hard JNATS and would never attempt to assign a grit to them, with that said if the stone you have is in the 10-12k range it’s going to be a finisher and as such won’t do you much good if you want to say reset a bevel or correct any geometry issues.

I've had three of those hones, two are very nice and do a fine job after an 8k the third one i traded because it didn't improve an 8k. They are natural and variable so keep that in mind.

Grit discussion aside I will agree that they can be excellent and versatile hones. Here is a write up I did a couple years back with some information on the stones and suggestions with links on how to use them.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...-cnat-ect.html

Just lapped and honed my razor on it. One side has 2 softer clouds in it and the other has some orange spots that look like stains and didnt seem to hurt anything. Its no 12000 but with a little work the razor is cutting hanging hairs again the entire length of the blade.
A good mentor for honeing and stropping would be invaluable. Thanks for all the advise. As far as waiting to start honeining, im an extremely obsessive different type of person for sure. I promice i wont get disouraged on u.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

So...I am not famous for that?