Thread: Question regarding PHIGs

PHIG came about as somewhat of a joke; prior to that the stone was most commonly referred to as a Chinese 12K (that is probably what it's still most commonly referred to as).
A former member here was making a big deal about it - since it's a natural stone there is no way to say that a natural stone is a 12k, and that they vary from stone to stone.
Dylan (holli4pirating) came up with the term People's Hone of Indeterminate Grit (PHIG) as a light-hearted response to that; the name just stuck.

Originally Posted by HNSB

PHIG came about as somewhat of a joke; prior to that the stone was most commonly referred to as a Chinese 12K (that is probably what it's still most commonly referred to as).
A former member here was making a big deal about it - since it's a natural stone there is no way to say that a natural stone is a 12k, and that they vary from stone to stone.
Dylan (holli4pirating) came up with the term People's Hone of Indeterminate Grit (PHIG) as a light-hearted response to that; the name just stuck.

thanks for the detail. I'm not really that upset about it,lol. I used to use it a lot; now that I have coticules and japanese natural stones it doesn't really come out of the drawer much. Mainly because I'm not sure where in the progression it should fit.
mine gives off a talc 'y' slurry with a dmt but is also glassy and creates a suction on water. seems it's both hard and soft stone )

Thanks guys for all the input here. I have one of these that is about 6" x 2" x 1 7/16" thick. I have played with it but not given it much serious attention. It takes a bit of work to raise a slurry with the slurry stone that came with it. I have been using a diamond lap that I have on hand that is 600- grit (It started life as a new 600 grit. but with many years of use it is a bit wore out). That diamond lap does a fairly good job of raising a milky slurry.

After reading this I think I am going to play with that a little more seriously and see just what I can get out of it.

Ray