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Brighty,
I've never tried the 90grit. Used 200 and 400gr and it worked great. Did two 4x2 trans arkies in about 20 mins each. Of course, both were already flat "in theory", but I did chamfer the...

Brighty,

Try using SiC (silicon carbide powder) on a glass or marble plate. That should make short work of the lapping. You'll also find that the higher grits (1000 and up) are more effective than...

Couldn't agree more. I give the 200 number because people always ask and just saying "a lot" doesn't help. Sometimes it's more and sometimes it's less, but probably not a lot less



I'm really...

Modine,
Is that Iwasaki's symbol peeking out from the lather?

That CF is beautiful. I've never used one or seen one I particularly wanted until now.

How are you testing your novaculites and...

I did initially and didnt see a difference. I was using it as a touch up. The next time I tried it was after a fresh honing and in between I'd heard it suggested that I give it a couple hundred no...

The question about vintage vs modern stones is, I suspect, ultimately unanswerable. It's certainly unanswerable by me without another 10 years of honing. There's no obvious reason (i.e. obvious to...

Wow. Sweet looking stone. I haven't seen another one like that.

Since the OP asked for pics, I'll try to oblige.

This is probably the most valuable of my Trans Arkies. It's a very old one with an unfinished bottom (sort of like an old girlfriend of mine). It...