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The first post was after lapping the stone with a worn diamond hone. That really left it smooth. The diamond hones I use are cheap ones and not very flat. Hence I switch to sanding paper for the...

Once broken in I can feel a difference between most of my hones if I give them a good rubbing with my fingers. It's not exact, but it does give me somewhat of an indication of how fine a hone is. The...

In the ebay auction for this stone it appeared to be a blue stone with an oily surface. I knew it could be pretty much anything beneath the surface but I wasn't expecting lapping would reveal a white...