Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Unicorns may exist but I've yet to see a Jnat that can finish a 12k edge edge in 5-6 strokes like a Gok 20k.

Well this has been quite interesting. I’ve tried 4 fast jnats, and TL;DR, the jnats erase N12k finish a LOT faster than N12k erases jnat finish.

I finished a razor to mirror finish on the N12k before finishing on each of the jnats, then slurried each of the 4 stones below with a worn 1200 Atoma to generate a light slurry. All 4 of them completely removed the N12k finish to the edge in 6 strokes. I have to conclude that it doesn’t take much to remove 12k scratches. This is the first time that I’ve done this from 12k, usually I try them after 1k to kind of judge the speed. All of these stones are blazing fast, and all can make an edge equal to or smoother than the Gok 20k (which I also have).

Between jnats, I went back to refresh the N12k finish and it took many more strokes to do that. Frequently de-glazing the N12k with a worn diamond plate or a piece of King 1k helped immensely with the N12k cutting speed.

So there ya have it.