Quote Originally Posted by Denvernoob View Post
I am pretty sure, myself excluded for the sake of your arguments, that there is a pretty good reason the Naniwa 12k is perhaps the single most recommended high-grit synthetic for touch-ups and edge refinement across just about every razor forum....not that there are dozens of videos with very well regarded honers the world over featuring it...but what do they know.
I believe the naniwa 12k was first popularized on this forum. On a side note, back when it was the freshly appointed "hone du jour" some mentioned how it can make their edges chippy and that the 10K was preferred.

I do occasionally take a peak on the european forums, mostly the French ones, and I am of the impression that naturals and pastes still dominate there.