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You know what you might like Jerry is some of joamo's quartzite "bacon strips."

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I have a couple which I have not...

Yeah it has more scratches on the bevel plane but look at the very edge. To me it looks cleaner at the apex.

I can see there's more striations but the edge looks cleaner off the La Lune. It's pretty good in both pics but I think maybe a hair tidier in the after pic.

Ooh nice! Blue black is one I do not have, in fact I have never even seen one in person. I inherited a bunch from my dad. Most of them circa 1960-70. I also have a few trans, a couple of blacks...

A lot of people don't like arks because they are "slow" but if you are willing to put a little time into it you can get a fabulous edge from them, my favorite for some things. I discovered a method...

Fair enough. Sorry if I misinterpreted what you said and I would agree that it is definitely easier to do a progression and maybe better also. It is definitely faster to do a synthetic...

Well,... respectfully, I have to disagree about being able to get a stone to perform past a specific range. The only kind I really know well enough to say my opinion is worth seriously regarding are...

That's an interesting point. I would be curious to hear how it takes an edge from 4k with slurry though.

I will sometimes go to a Coti for about 10 dry strokes after 12k to take some of the...

Good write up Jerry and thanks for taking us along for the ride. Good luck with your quest and let us know what you find. I'm eager to hear how that works and is best used.

BTW, welcome to the...