Originally Posted by
hi_bud_gl
if you use Carborundum stone on a blade which finished on Japanese or and Escher before your blades edges will have saw tooth if you inspect the edge under 100x magnification.
Let me explain a little more.
when you hone the blade on finishing hones(japanese ,Escher etc) usually end of the honing you will have perfect straight line edge.
if you instead of finishing stone use carborundum stone you will not have that line. you will have saw tooth edge?
This is what happens(my thinking)
You check the edge under magnification and see the edge similar to 1k level(saw tooth) and this is confuses you.
You think every single time when you check the edge if you see saw tooth that means edges level in 1k around.
In reality it is not so.
you would have saw tooth on 1k level or 8 k level.(this will make you more confuse).I fully understand this is new for most of You.
Now if you pick up 8k level saw tooth edge and shave with it you will be fine.
Excellent example to this will be Turkey oil stone.
when you use that stone edge will form saw tooth but that edge will cut similar to 8 k level edge.
hope this helps.