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I have one and everything I tried only got me to about 5k-8k equivalent. I’ve heard of some people getting ones that work as finishers though. I like mine for final finish on knives. Mine cuts...

Try more laps. Are you going from the 10k to the natural? I like to start the edge at the same place every time I’m experimenting with a finisher, gives you a base line.

DONT USE A DIAMOND PLATE TO INITIALLY FLATTEN A PHIG!

I killed a 325 dmt doing that. Use loose sic and a piece of glass to flatten. You can find loose sic on ebay or amazon in small quantities.

Do some research. It needs to be flat, some of the cheaper ones I’ve seen have warps. For razors or chisels or plane blades a flat hone is a necessity, imo. Your hones can only be as flat as your...