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Wow! Nine pages of disputes, amotions and temper. And all this around a small bluish or greyish Chinese stone. There is something in this cheap thing, that generates these strong feelings...

[QUOTE=niftyshaving;773774]This does qualify as a worthy lapping solution.
If you need the 400 grit you now need 600-800-1200


I wrote that 400 grit can be used only with very bad stone, the...

I have Escher and two PHIG. I use Escher for touch ups. I have very uncomfortable Escher, it is thin ( around 30 mm) and very awkward on my palm. Once I cut my finger because of it's thinness. It is...

Yes, I agree with you, there is no stone No.1 in the world. Setting of the bevel is also clear question, majority use 1K , others 1.2K or 2K. Professional honemeisters have many good beautiful...

I agree with you. For hobbyist 12K is Ok. It's fun, plus it makes good finishing work. For professional honemeister progression of artificial stones is needed. I noticed, that some of them...

I wonder what tipe of shaving will be after honing razor with 100K. Even after good honing with 12-15k hones razors are a little overhoned. And it makes shaving resemble skin pilling procedure, which...

It's difficult to talk about grits of all natural stones. I have 3K, 12K (two stones with different grit) and 15K Chinese stones. All different. The same story with Belgian stones. And I don't want...

Considering price factor I would call Cninese a PH - people's hone.

I have two C12K stones, I did lapping for both and the progression was 600-800-1200. But each stone has a character, one of these Chinese quite a good cutter. As for the internet shop, I did not know...

No need for DMT, lapping is easily done by sandpaper. On a thick pieсe of glass you put sandpaper and fix it with scotch, then start lapping. You will need 3 pieces of sandpaper; 600-800-1200. Result...

You are right. There is another important thing, I like bigger stones, not less than 2' wide, lenght at least 7'. And I use stones like this, I can feel it better. I wonder, what could be the cost...

It's always like this with natural stones. They are very individual. It's like lotery with them. I very highly value one of my 12K Chinese stone, superb finisher. Second is disposable, use it for...

You can see it 15k grit whetstone for final honing. 5.8" lapped - eBay (item 180651778509 end time Apr-16-11 17:54:15 PDT) , besides there is 3K Chinese stone. Don't have the picture at the...

I have three Chinese finishing stones, two 12K and one 15K (they call it river stone). There is a big difference between these stones. Blueish 12K stone is good for polishing, but grey-blue color...