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Stone that is loaded up with steel, oil, and skin :eek: . A loaded stone doesn't cut for poopy...

Can't argue with you there, thats why I'm torn. I know I need stones for my razors and stones for my knives. But being broke I need to consentrate on the stones that I can multitask :p

On razors I doubt there is enough steel removal to show effect. My experience is with kitchen knives, Lots of metal removed and all.

I would be interested seeing the stones after equil use with...

The Shapton Pro line and their Glass line behave differently also. I've heard that the glass stones don't like carbon steel much, as where the Pro line works very well with carbon steel. I've talked...

I lap with the DMT 320 (D8C) and love the results. I do notice that it glazes over rather quickly being that smooth so I lap after each session.

Great post :)