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I just thought the higher up I go the less I would have to hone because the stones would be harder but I guess the superstones are man made and softer than other finisher.
live and learn.

yes, but some of the stone is still light blue, as if the top smooth covering is not all the way off. hell, i have done 10 grids if not more! still not even color!
even tried my Norton lapping stone...

I have been lapping this Naniwa 5K for what seems to be an hour and the surface still is not uniform in color and now I can't tell if it is suppose to me a smooth blue or have speckles through it!...

yes, it does seem like a perfect lapping hone and if I do become one of you honemeister dudes I may need to invest in one, and if I didn't just get this I would have done it but I don't think SRD...

I just got my 325 but it seems so small to me.
It is exactly the same size as the hones I have in fact.
Shouldn't it be a bit bigger so it stays flat and you can rub the stone on top.
If you go...

I have a set of Nortons and a Naniwa12K so far and may get more.
Which stone is best? I was going to get a DMT 325 but then after further research found the DMT Duo-Sharp W250CXNB.
It is expensive...