Originally Posted by
Feng_Li
I'm not sure of the grits on my stones (coarse synthetic, medium and fine Arkansas, and Lithide), but I'm pretty sure the coarse one is far below 4k. I didn't realize one had to move to such a high grit before establishing the initial bevel. Thank you, Randy! No wonder I've been getting nowhere.
How does one tell when a good initial bevel has been established? Should it already be popping hairs? I've found the thumbpad test less than reliable, winding up with a lot of wire edges from the overly coarse stone.