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Here's my suggestion for new stones.
* soft stones from natural whetstone (they are gritty and have good bite)
* washitas from vintage. If you don't know how to spot a washita stone without a...

I've measured vintage and new true hard stones and found all that had any translucence to be 2.6 or above. Both the new norton black and trans were right at 2.6 SG, as is the dans black, a vintage...

If it's a vendor who sells on the internet, I've probably bought from them, and I think John's approach is good for two reasons:
* if the guy had only one stone or very few that are out of spec, and...

I don't find arks any slower than synthetics, but the work has to be done a little differently if they are to be the same speed. Here's what I'd recommend.

* a cheap soft, like a smiths pink...