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I don't think there's a collection of busted myths type of thread, but generally when someone posts a question, "I heard a blade needs to rest before it's honed, Is this true?" Typically you'll see...

Well, I think part of the issue is that, with the Chinese 12K, instead of marketing it as a Guangxi hone (like they should), people try to sell it by grit rating a natural stone. Now, compound this...

Well, not really harsh. Like you said, it would just add an unnecessary step between the 8 and 12k. And a long one, since it will usually take a substantial amount of strokes on a slow natural to get...

Small update - touched up the GCW tonight. Caved and put my new mini coticule to work and used slurry to reset the bevel. Nno real tugging. Close, clean, comfortable. The shave wasn't quite...

One more thought in regard to the whipped dog hone - I have a small 2x5 Arkie that I tried with a slurry for kicks and giggles. With a hone that short, I really wasn't able to keep much slurry atop...

Yes, Guangxi = Chinese 12K/PHIG etc. Many names, same stone. C12Ks are very hit and miss though, they don't all behave exactly the same. If you score a really hard one that performs well with a...

I would say given experience, if the cracks aren't making it unusable let it be. Mine was abused and had a lot of scratches that went exactly the wrong direction for honing, and as you can see it's...

I had a few razors that needed touching up, so in the spirit of the thread I did a little 'cheap honing' action. From left to right - Germania Cutleryworks Company on a Translucent Arkansas, Gold...

Let's see...it's hard to quantify what the 'cheapest' hone I've successfully use is.

I've done 1 hone bevel set to razor sharp on: Welsh slates, Chinese 12K, and Translucent Arkansas stones. I'm...