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Randy,

I just put a few drops of wather on top, spread it out to cover the whole hone with miy fingers and hone away. I read about raising a slurry but never did it myself. Half an hour ago I just...

They would be well worth giving a try to see if they can give you a scary sharp edge.

AFAIK there's two different Thuringians on the market. The larger ones (7"x2" top 10"x3") that are about as fine as a coticule. I call them NOS Thuringians. They are cut from blocks quarried before...

Depends what you call affordable. When I see what some guys, even newbs pay for their rocks and razors I think 150 USD for a Nakayama is not bad. For that money So went out of his way to find a...

Just scroll down and drool!

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Randy,

Have you ever tried the Nakayama after coticule/Thuringen or 12K natural Chinese? That makes a huge difference IMHO.

Thuringen hones are a bit finer than coticules. As a rule of thumb: the finer the smaller. The really large and fine Thuringen hones were selected by comapnies like Escher and fetch a fortune on...