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  1. 06-23-2009, 02:51 PM #1
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    Default Made in China but not 12k so let's stop calling it 12k

    I have a minor peeve. I don't care about it enough to call it a pet peeve, but I think it is something that should be addressed...

    Could we all please stop calling the Chinese hone the Chinese 12k?

    It is Chinese. It is a rock used as a hone. For those reasons I have no problem calling it the Chinese hone, but that's all it is. It's not 12k. I don't know of ANY other natural hone that has a grit designation and there is a reason for that--aside from not being accurate, it just doesn't make sense.

    I suggest that whenever you get the urge to mention the Chinese 12k, you simply pause, take a deep breath, and as Dr. Laura used to say..."do the right thing." Call it the Chinese hone instead.
    Last edited by Utopian; 06-23-2009 at 02:51 PM. Reason: as usual, typo
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