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02-11-2012, 12:09 PM #19But its also really depend what you like and how you like your edge.
The jnat that I bought from you is a very easy jnat to hone on and gives great edges which I'm sure I haven't maxed out even yet.
With Naturals It all comes down to perspective... A 'fast' jnat may be just 'medium' to another user and because there is so much variation in naturals, it confuses it even more. The experienced users of the stones have a better view of the whole spectrum of stones like yourself maxim with jnats or Bart regarding coticules.
I have only ever used 1 jnat and two coticules so can only describe them in comparison with each other, so when it comes to speed I talk in minutes of honing, but as a user becomes more experienced, other factors like feel, ease of honing, aesthetic qualities and learning curve come into play with naturals I think. How hard a natural hone is - as you mentioned - is more important on jnats than on coticules as coticules seem to show no correlation between speed and how hard the coticule is.