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Euclid,

you nailed an issue (issue: Hah!!) for me. Variability of nature, the surprise factor, is the very thing making these things fascinating to me. Somehow, the tantalizing prospect of...

Alx, thanks! I think I've got the bug. I've got enough sharpening stuff that at a moments notice I can put on an edge that's good enough for almost anything--save a few specialized applications in...

I think you're right. Wife and I had a long conversation last night, and as usual I needed something for my hands to do. So I got the stone and a blade and absentmindedly circled it around the...

Bill, I concur. This is the other reason I want an alternative to that film. It gets cut and torn to easily. But until I find that alternate...it's the bomb.

Stefan, thanks for the insight!

I'll read the smoothnesspost directly!

Stefan, that's a great idea. My expectation was set by the reading around that I've done which suggests (and in some cases comes right out and says) that there are not yet any commercially available...

Bill, thanks for that advance on the scope and naturals. If you like film, you should go to Tools for Working Wood: Welcome and pick up the .1 micron diamond film. So far, I have not found anything...

ZIB, thanks. So you raise a couple of important points. I don't REALLY care if the stone comes from Japan, or Sheboygan. Actually, I'd be THRILLED if someone came along with equivalent stones...

Glen..awesome, this is the kind of discussion I came here for. SO...when you say "smooth" do you mean "polished" as in "shiny"? Or 'smooth' as in 'no tooth' on the edge?

I can tell you that...

Teirdaen, thanks. You point out all the reasons I'm asking the question. I did consult with the seller, and this is the stone he recommended. Actually, he recommended 3 or 4, and most highly...

Yeah, you know unless you're a professional shop, I suspect you could touch every blade in the possession of your entire extended family every day for the rest of your life and never run all the way...

Thanks for the responses. I will contact him, I just didn't want to say anything without getting other perspectives. I guess I should communicate to him that "I want the sharpest possible edge,...

Hello Gents: I'm a newbie to this site and a newbie to JNATs. But I THINK I know how to sharpen, as I've been told by many that "my razor sharp is your about halfway there". Typically at the back...