Hi,
I know x-stroke pattern seems to deliver the best results, I'm not questioning that.
But I wanted to understand why it would work better than a straight or slanted stroke on a coticule when the cutting action is due to released garnets in a suspension vs. a synthetic hone where the cutting action is locked into the face of the hone. With the latter, I can conceptualize that the x-stroke varies the cut pattern on the edge across the blade better than a straight stroke, but I can't figure out why it would matter with a coticule in the slurry stage.
What do you think?
-Chief