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I wouldn't go so far as to say every tan/beige stone will not cut; remember these are natural stones, so there could be variances even for hones cut from the same piece of stone. But the example I...

Yup that's a grey. I got a beige one first and it wouldn't cut at all - only burnished. Terry hooked me up with a grey stone for a replacement and I'm much happier with it.

Glen, which type stone do you have? There are lighter tan/beige stones and more greyish ones, as can be seen in Sebastian's post. I prefer the darker grey stone by far personally.

Yes, forgot to mention, my shave was only stropped on plain nylon web and leather after honing.

I tried mine out last night and it shaved well, but I don't think it will outperform the high-end stones. I finished on plain water and got a pretty good shave, but I wouldn't call it amazing. I...