Quote Originally Posted by onimaru55 View Post
Good idea. The slurry stones that come with the King 8k tend to crumble easily & can degrade an edge initially. May be the culprit if you have one of these.
Howdy Oz,

I actually like these things though I do not use them for honing above 4k except just for fun. They are, as best I can tell, a section of a King 8000 Gold hone, which usually comes on a stand, but of course I could be wrong.

If I recast your comment, I'd say 'this thing has the consistency of stale cookie dough, so if you don't want crumblies from the edges and corners in your slurry, keep ALL those nagura edges and corners rounded and smoothed. Just like Iwasaki-San said.'

Cheers, Steve