Translucent Arkansas on the way
Alright, the bug bit, and I ordered a few new hones. The one I'm excited about is the 8"x2" translucent Arkansas stone I know it will be slower then a water stone, but I'm hoping to get some nice edges out of it, at least for knives if not razors. Now, I know I'm going to have to lap it to make it preform properly, and that hard arkansas stones are known for being, well, hard... But how much of a bear am I going to have to wrestle with to lap it? Will my (also on the way) DMT 325 be sufficient? Should I use sand paper? Start at a lower grit? lap it to 1500 grit?
Maybe one day I'll make a road trip to Arkansas, and try to find a nice blue/black bench stone, but I'll pay extra for the color another time.