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I feel like fabric is good for either cleaning the bevels or being loaded with an abrasive, in my case as a final finish after my 12k. I'm not sure about all I've read about heating up the blade...

Just to tack on to my original post. I don't use linen because it feels like it takes my edge backwards in keenness but it does do well to tone down an over sharp edge for me. I do finish on a crox...

Use the rough one as if it were your linen, smooth one for finish. Also worth trying different combinations: always use rough before smooth, rough only, smooth only, rough occasionally, etc.. Let...