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+1 to that. I have several kiita stones that cut super fast, and are equally fine finishers. The slow cutting stones are very common, but not the consensus for ALL naturals.

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If that's the case, find someone near you to help out. That is the single best piece of advice anyone can give a beginner. Watching videos and reading through threads helps, but doesn't come anywhere...

Yup! But you now have a large community to show you all the awesome and expensive things you need to buy. So the guesswork is already taken care of ;)

I think getting hones you don't like is part of learning what you do like. It's all personal preference, so what others like a lot, you may not care for. The norton are recommended because they have...

There's probably more than one reason why. The main one that comes to my mind is most final finishing jnats just don't cut fast enough to remove 1k stria, in a reasonable amount of time. So...

That stropping sound is from the material, and not representative of poor technique. If you're breaking HHT down to fractions, it's a little too much, in my opinion. Hey, if it's working don't fix...