Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
I used a DMT 325 grit on a few barber hones and found that it lost a lot of its bite during the process. Swatys and Carborundums, especially the 102, can really do a number on it. It still works but it's a lot slower. After doing a few barber hones with it, I tried to lap a wide and narrow side of a Chinese 12K and it took me over 30 hours--I watched a lot of movies over the sink. After that, I bought the DMT extra coarse and now the only time I use the 325 is to begin to set the bevel on chipped razors or to do a final lapping after the DMTXX.

Your right. My 325 is pretty smooth now. I do a lot of lapping, 12k, Cotis, BBW, and then they Swaty.
I now have permanent choclate lines in it that won't come out....