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Lapping that big special stone was horrible.

These cut strongly so if the edge is there it shouldn't take much. Just stop when it feels there, that's what I do. Try some lather or smith's so it it easy enough to go back if you prefer the water

But sometimes they slapped that lune stamp on the black material. Idk if they exhausted the purple or what but it is an annoyance. Purple material is dense and thuddy, ssofgr is pingy and has a...

Here is my special stone. It's branded extra fine faintly on the side.


https://youtu.be/NO4xn0h_2g4

Extra fine stamped la lune


https://youtu.be/4UAshsjWGog

The purple and black are quite different material apart from both cutting aggressively.

The purple one you can almost treat like a natural barber hone, the black one aka the special stone pretty much does sharp and smoothness is really tricky. I greatly prefer purple between the two....

I have used sewing machine but you can do smith's or glycerine and water or even shaving lather like a barber hone. You should notice a very nice boost in smoothness and some added sharpness

Use honing solution or oil, zero pressure and low lap count coming from your prefinisher. Strop a bit more than usual. These cut aggressively and are extremely fine.