Quote Originally Posted by charlie762 View Post
It still is confusing. If it ain't 12k what k is it? I just bought a mystery k stone recently.
if you apply the correct grit definition it would be somewhere at 6000-8000 or less. of course most people would pay more money for more grit, so the marketing department says 12000 and stay on message. it only takes a couple of years and it becomes the accepted name.