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My point is that each hone type/ family has different care and feeding rules.
By understanding your hone you can best use the tool.

I am sure I will miss things that are important and...

One point of confusion is the use of a nagura on
a very hard hone stone.

Think of it as loose abrasive on steel or glass
substrate. The a natural stone will have a bit
of tooth that abrades...

Wow this is one fine thread!

One way to explore this is to try and
sharpen butter and cheese.

Some tools shave off curls some tools
smear the surface or gather a lump.

Steel like butter...