Guys I am thinking of buying this guanxi
hone. I sharpen plane blades and chisels
and use 800,3000 and 8000 naniwa ss.

I find the naniwas very soft and sometimes
the blade gouges in the stone.

I am thinking of buying a very hard asagi
in the future, but in the meantime I would
like to try this very hard chinese hone. I
was thinking of using this hone instead of the
naniwa 8000.

I would try to solve the gap between the #3000
naniwa SS and 12000(some say lower, others higher)
with a nagura slurry and then finish with only water or
slurry of the guanxi itself. Pretty sure this would work.

Anybody know where I can buy this hone in Europe?
I am interested in the bigger size with a slurry stone.

Are these stone with lots of inclusions, cracks? The price
is very low compared to coticules,eschers and jnats. Is it
possible to get a stone without lines/cracks, basically flawless?

If anybody is selling this hone in the 8 by 2.5 in Europe,
let me know?

Thanks

Sharpman