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Yeah, and I think the reason for that is Naniwa, Shapton, etc. going beyond 8K. Naniwa goes to 12K. Shapton goes to 30 in the Glass line and 12K in the Kuromaku line. All 3 lines arguably have more...

I wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger on a higher grit offering, for the simple fact that even the coarsest 12K hone from a reputable manufacturer can be used for our purposes. So I'd be willing to...

That's how I do it. But when setting the bevel on a real PITA razor you have to admit, it'd be nice if water stayed atop the Norton 1K like it does Naniwa hones. I wanted to switch from my Naniwa 800...

I mean...if they need a stone tester I could be tempted to sign up pretty easily.

But I'd settle for being toward the front of the buy list should they actually develope and produce a stone.
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In the thread that recently rehashed if the Norton 8K is really 8K it sparked a side discussion about whether or not they'd ever put out a water hone finer than 8k. Well, I took the opportunity to...