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If the color of your Aloxite is very different from the CF, you'll be able to tell which hone is breaking down to create the slurry. CF colored is CF slurry, Aloxite colored is Aloxite. The reason the DMT is suggested is that it is known that it will not break down, so you are guaranteed to get slurry from the main hone.

I have used a pocked sized medium Spyderco hone as a slurry stone - it is very hard and doesn't break down, so it worked. I already had it, so I figured why not. I like it more than a DMT 325 because my DMT 325 will put scratches into hard hones (like my Thurry or C12k) but the Spyderco won't. I actually use my Spyderco to remove the scratches left behind by my DMT 325 after I initially lap hard hones.