Hi all.

I was looking for some advice for using the kitayama 12k stone. I was looking to use it as a finishing hone after the 8k norton I use, but I've been having trouble with it. I can get the razor to pass the hanging hair test on the 8k, but then I take it to the kitayama for 5-10 strokes and every time I do, I dull the edge (it stops cutting hanging hairs). I tried it with the nagura slurry, with just water and I've even lapped the stone down so all the japanese writing was gone and I had a fresh surface and I still think I'm dulling it. Any advice? Thanks.