Thread: Finishing with slurry on Japanese naturals

Do you have any "Known" stones like a Shapton, Naniwa, or Norton??????

This is always a problem when working with naturals because they are all, well "natural" and therefore unknowns...

Myself I always come off a Norton 8k when using Natural finishers, not bragging but I am really comfortable using that stone, and can get some really good edges from it, but most people come off of at least that sharp an edge,, Basically the edge should be at a shave ready state before you move to a finisher...

That is just my way of doing it, and from what I read, many more people do it that way too...

On my Nakayama I do a light slurry for 10 laps dilute and 10 more then rinse then I start doing very light very perfect X strokes and let the stone go to damp (I have stopped saying dry )

But I can without a doubt shave that edge before it ever gets to a finisher, any finisher, not just the Nakayama..