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I think there are some in the gallery or the library. But the only hard information that really matters for our purposes is how they shave, and the natural stones consistently produce edges that...

The natural stones especially seem to cut finer than their grit rating would indicate. Arkansas stones are like this as well, as are the Tam O'Shanter stones.

I thought so too, until JoshEarl's thread...

The 15k Shapton, the 12k Chinese, and the yellow Coticule are the most common finishing stones. You can also use a paddle strop with some high-grit abrasive pastes which is both cheaper and gives...