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I'm just kinda biased in favor of natural stones I guess. Maybe I should pick up a swaty myself and give it a shot, the only barber hone I've really used is an Aloxite that's pretty rough.

I never use sandpaper to lap anything, but it would probably work.

Chinese 12k: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=4920

Lots of guys like these. For the price, you get a huge stone...

Yeah, cracks in the surface would be bad, you can deal with chips on the edges/corners.

I watched one go for approx. $75 last week, which is ridiculous. I wouldn't pay more than $30 for one...