Thread: Success - Thanks all!

I’d be careful on the 400 grit stone, worth taping the spine imo. I use a well worn dmt 325 for grunt work, ie chips, frowns, etc. A 1k should be good for everything else. It would be well worth it to go back to the 8k, then 12k, then finish on the 12k. Think of honing and finishing as two different actions. Honing you’re trying to get stria looking all the same and uniform, erasing the previous stones stria if you will. Finishing will help get you the feel you want.

I hone up to my 12k Naniwa, clean the swarf off with a couple swipes with my lapping hone, squeegee the hone with my finger to get rid of extra standing water, then with lightest strokes I can manage until the blade feels just a little “sticky”.