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Thanks for the info on the King stones.

I've just been reading the "Honing indecision" thread - it's all a bit overwhelming - so many choices! (And I've also been looking at the Naniwas at SRD)
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I've been looking at local suppliers (in Australia) and came across these:

Japanese Coarse Stones (8000 grit) : CARBA-TEC

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