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I'll bet I could get some 3 micron paper from an auto parts store and use it as a finisher, too, at least to get an edge that was shave ready. I showed pictures off of an edge of a piece of jasper...

I guess what glen and others are saying (I am, too), is that you can do the same thing with all stones. Some stones are harsher than others on slurry, but if you have any hone that's based on silica...

That is exactly the crux with any so-so stone. You can push and push to get something out of it, but at the very best, it might approach what a better stone does very easily and quickly. My...

Ditto this japanese everything on natural everything. Even japanese chisels take a superb edge off of a washita stone. I think it's just the hardness preventing the scratches getting as deep. That's...

I agree exactly with glen. If you're maintaining a razor with leather and linen (and not a bunch of fast abrasives on a strop), then the maintenance of a razor is extremely little. It would be like...