Quote Originally Posted by kamikazeproject View Post
While I was replying to a different thread, I came back to a question that I've asked myself a thousand times and can't give myself any real answer to: what is it about natural stones that is so freakin' intriguing? I have no idea what it is. I've never had any real interest in geology... actually to the point that I've said before, and am a firm believer that, "The gem industry is proof positive that human beings aren't anywhere near as civilized as we'd like to think we are. We are still willing to lie, cheat, steal, and kill for shiny objects." But, you take that same thing, a rock, and make it to where it can be used as an extremely precise tool? I'm almost obsessed in my fascination with it. Like I said, I can't put my finger on it, but whatever it is, it seems like there are quite a few other people who feel the same way. So maybe the real question is, "What is it about me that makes me fascinated with smooth rocks?" haha
For me the two main reasons I like them is for the honing feel is very hard to reproduce with synthetic and the results at the end. I could easily get by with synthetics and get similar results but the differences between the two are palpable on the face and on the hone.