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Both actually! I used loose grit SiC up through 1500 grit, then I took a Suehiro Gokumyo 20k (Any high grit synthetic will work) and raised a very slight slurry on it with a diamond plate and used...

When they are prepped to give the very best edges, Arkansas stones will show a near mirror reflection (when dry, with NO oil presence) not only at an incident angle, but even perpendicularly.

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This one doesn't look as good as it could be actually. I will post a pic later of an Ark that really puts on a nice edge. Getting as fine and flat as possible gets you the "fabled" amazing edges. If...