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You are right Sham. Just because it is translucent, does not mean that it will be the best for razors from what I have tried. They say the grit size is all the same, but only the highest density...

Nothing new under the sun, eh Jim? This is likely the reason why the Arkie made of pure silicate is effective. The pure silicate is "softer" on hardness scales than other abrasive material including...

Thanks for that post. Yes, the hard stones were important for me for my carving tools and was very suprised how functional and economical my Arkies could be for that purpose.
My next thought was to...

Edges feel and look similar to slurries placed on them. Very little of Arkie IMHO.
I think if you try to generate a slury by rubbing tans-trans we will see a mushroom cloud over your house from...

I did remember that video Sham, that is maybe how I got the idea to try it with Arkie. Arkies cut so slow, the swarf is almost 100% donor stone. Some people have small Koppa of Jnats and not a large...

Yes the slurry is definately the other stones and not the arkie. It works better with softer stone donors. i.e. the very hard asagi does not leave much if anything behind.Matter of fact it feels like...

I was hoping a few members will dust off some of their Arkansas Translucents would be willing to try some slurries off thier Translucents.

What Works So Far:
Nakayama-Kita Asagi-Maruichi stone...