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That is the nice thing about the Shapton hones. Harrelson said they use the JIS scale, but they put the micron size right on the hone. He said he believes Shapton is the only company to do that,...

OK, I just got off the phone with Harrelson. We had a very nice conversation. I certainly would like to spend a LOT more time speaking with him.

Here are the points salient to this thread.

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I finally have made progress on this. Shapton USA's contact link on their website has been having problems so that is why they did not get back to me sooner. I called them today and I explained the...

I am at the TX meet-up this week. I have not heard from shapton yet but I will endeavor to call them next week to ask about this.

Personally, I think this mixed concept is highly unlikely, but I...

Yes, but again, it is rather odd that the vendor is providing an explanation that directly contradicts the manufacturer.

I have sent an inquiry to Shapton to sort out the matter.

Three mistakes in there, if you wish to do more editing!
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I doubt that Dictum knows more about the Shapton abrasives than Shapton does.

From Shapton...

Shapton-engineered abrasives are available in extremely uniform particle matrices. A .92 micron...

Well, a lot of other places sell the 10k for less than the 16k.