Originally Posted by
Euclid440
Depends on how well you finished the stone, take it to 2k wet and dry. It should be smooth when you start burnishing.
You can always come back and do more.
I usually work the stone in half do 100 laps from one side from front to back, spin the stone 180 and do another 100, keep going and spinning, until the stone is super smooth. Probably 2-300 laps.
So it depends on what you are using, how wide and flat the burnisher is, how much pressure you are applying, (with a large knife or cleaver you can use both hands and apply body pressure) and what you started with ( how well you lapped the stone) and of course the size of your stone.
It a bit of work but once its done you never have to do it again.