Quote Originally Posted by BanjoTom View Post
I have learned to use a DMT on my Chinese 12k and then to use the Chinese on my Shoubudani while running water over both of them. It work well for me. I look for a 10° reflectivity on a dry stone. That seems to fill my needs.
Makes sense, but how did you flatten the shoubudani the first time?

I was thinking of using some loose powder that is not very hard(no sic,maybe
aluoxide?) so it flattens the stone, but without risk of getting stuck in the
natural stone.

Sharpman