Have you ever tried the Nakayama after coticule/Thuringen or 12K natural Chinese? That makes a huge difference IMHO.
Originally Posted by randydance062449
Both the coticule and the thuringen/escher are very good natural finishing stones that result in a sharp, comfortable shaving edge.
But for the finest edge I prefer the chinese 12,000 available from woodcraft.com. It is very inexpensive and a massive stone. It is also slower cutting than either of the other two. 100 laps are my minimum on this stone.