Originally Posted by
Mijbil
Thanks guys, but a few folllow-upS:
Holli: do you strop or smooth (CrOx) after, and if so what materials and how much? And why do you say you never use slurry on a finisher? (One expert told me, intriguingu, that with softer stones a slurry will decrease effective grit, but with the hardest stones - like an Asagi - a slurry can actually *incnrease* the effective grit, perhaps 2K-3K.)
I also wonder: are you guys able to get the edge as sharp as, say, a .25micron diamond paste (to my mind about as sharp as a razor can get)? I know that the j-nat edge is much smoother and a different beast, but I'm just wondering how *sharp* one can really get it.
Thanks again .