Thread: Making the Chinese 12k perform faster and finer (my secret)

This was interesting method in the opening post but i do get the point why not use a slurry stone but DMT?

From my experience i know that using Chinese with slurry speeds things a lot but doesn't leave as fine finish as water only.
When working with my Chinese i usually start with slurry and then add little water every 20-30 strokes until the slurry is almost gone. Then i clean the stone and make the final 20 strokes with water only. I make these last strokes with different stroking directions: x-strokes, straight strokes, u-strokes (couldn't tell better name for it). This will leave the bevel real nice polish. Works at least for me.