Does a rough stone mean a bad finish?
Hello All,
I have a quick question regarding stones which I hope will have a quick answer. I just received my Norton 8000 grit stone in the mail the other day. I already have a Pike hone and a Japanese 6000 grit stone (Suehiro). The question is this;
I was expecting the Norton 8000 stone to be smoother than the other stones that I had, and yet when I run my fingers across the stones surface it feels significantly rougher than the pike hone and a lot rougher than the Japanese 6000 grit stone. I have read the posts on differing grit sizes for different nationalities;
1. Does the smoother feeling stone mean that I will get a smoother finish on the razor edge, or a finer edge?
Any info would be gladly received.
Thanks
Peter