Woj's MST's

[BBSWANNABE]

Hola,
So I've been reading a lot on here about various MST varieties, but have read little about those offered by our good friend Wojtec. Any experiences with these hones out there? I was thinking about picking one up, as they seem like a great deal, but was wondering if these could be used similarly to a coticule, i.e. essentially changing techniques like slurry/no slurry and wet/dry as a one stone hone job. I figured I could use this one as a final polish after my slate and arkansas I've purchased from Woj.

Any thoughts?

[Pflaumesaft]

I just ordered one from ebay today. From what I can tell, it's from the same region as the Thuringen stones but the site indicated a small composition of pyrite. If so it may be a little more aggressive and perhaps fast cutting. I'm thinking of using it as a replacement for the 8000 before the 12k.

[edk442]

I belive Tony has said they are Hunsruek stones, which are similar to the thuringens in that they use garnets to cut, but they cut a bit quicker than the thuringens. the hunsrueks are prone to pyrite inclusions. Tony said he rejected half of his shipments due to this. they are in the 8000 grit range i believe

[Kees]

Small pyrite inclusions are no problem. The Muller Thuringers I sell on ebay do have them as well. I also have to send hones back. Quarries seem to just just saw a block to pieces box them and sell them without strict quality controls. The same with coticules. As these are all natural stones quality simply varies.

[murph]

At least they try to pick the best coticules out and sell them for a premium, although they often say there is not really any discernable difference between the quality ranges in use and you can never tell what is inside a block of stone.

[nickyspaghetti]

Ok, so its been a while since I've had internet access and I noticed wojtec selling these MST's.
I have a Norton, and a translucent arkansas, is there any benefit in me buying one of these? are they any finer at all?
If they are finer than the Norton I will buy one as I cannot shave straight from the 8k, but I would like to refine my edge a little more before stropping.
Thanks