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It's possible, but I would be surprised if the diamond stayed in the coticule after being honed on wwith a razor, seems like it would be dislodged fairly easily.

Did you round over the edges and...

Well, with all of the diamond hones, there is a break-in period where some of the diamonds fracture a little bit to become more level with the other diamonds. But once that is done, there is very...

So I tried it out yesterday (yellow rubbing stone on blue honing stone) and it did work, there was a definite mixture of the two stones though.

I don't use the belgians for fast cutting enough...

No, there is no set grit size for natural stones because the type and concentration of grit plays such a large role in how the stone cuts. The binding material is also a factor because it alters how...

Your statement implied that your low grade Japanese stone was worth comparing to your Escher because you offered a side by side test of the two.But if it's not a high quality stone then there is no...

Why would you compare a low grade Japanese stone to an Escher? No one claims that every japanese stone is a great finishing stone. There are more varieties of japanese stones than there are...

You are comparing stones that are sought after for different qualities. Thuringians are nice, but are not the answer to every question about honing, they polish very well but cut slower than the...

As long as you rinse it off before switching stones you'll be fine.