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First Washita and Questions
So I was looking at Keith Johnson's Shoubodanis (again) on his Tomo Nagura Etsy page, and ran across this gorgeously-marbled NOS Garrett Wade Washita for what seemed a fair price. As I already own and love both a trans and a surgical black ark for finishing, I've been thinking about going back and seeing how much mid-range work I can do on a good Washita. This one is no Pike No.1 or anything like that, but both it and its near-pristine nicely-figured cedar box were so beautiful I couldn't pass it up. Here are a few pics:
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So now what? You Washita gurus (Outback Mike, Steel et al), please tell me how to handle this stone. I know it's a natural and I just have to figure it out for myself, but I have a few general questions before I dive in head-first:
1. It is pretty flat according to my steel ruler, but still feels a bit bumpy and rough. I was thinking about lapping it through the grits, and maybe finishing 1 side on a DMT 325, and one side different-maybe a little finer, but I'm not trying to burnish it up like a finisher, as I know it's not that.
2. I'm assuming I should chamfer the edges and corners, as they feel pretty rough.
3. About where in the progression should I expect to start with this? Bevel set, or refine a bevel set on a Chosera 1k? I understand these stones can cover an amazing range depending on how they are handled, honing fluid and pressure, etc.
4. Speaking of fluids, will my usual WD-40 do okay and keep the swarf from settling in too much? Other recommendations?
Thanks in advance for any tips! A-Aron