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Right on, Marty. That's just what I did with my hard black ark. They are a lot slower than I expected, but will polish to near 12k, with the right solution.

Did a first time test shave off it,...

I use stick on wheel wieghts from semi trucks. Their 1/2 oz. each. Haven't tried my pure lead.

I gotta load the lead, after a few uses as well. Don't care for the cr/ox strop that much. If its dull, a few passes on a finisher is my deal.

Im with ya in that one, Steel. Synthetic's have a certain bite, about them. Where the Nat's seem more forgiving to the skin