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600 grit wet/dry in an electric hand sander to knock down the high spots, then I finished it by hand on a big sheet of wet/dry. Paradoxically the really coarse grits seem to be much slower than the...

That's consistent with my experiences as well. FWIW Charnley Forest and Translucent arkansas are both Novaculite hones, so that's another option if you decide you like the Charnley Forest but are...