the correlation between stone's surface polishing degree and the honing it offers
Well, I have noticed some hones like the charnley forest, LLyn Idwal and turkey oilstone have to be lapped to a very fine, glass like finish to offer their finest finish for a blade. Other hones, like the Chinese 12k, yellow lake and many other usually harder stones, after used they tend to get glossy. do their honing abilities change according to the luster they have? It happens quite often on my hones, they do get slower but I'm not sure if they get finer. What is your opinion on this matter? Should I lap them to get them a bit coarser or not? Thank you