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The jump from 1k to 6k is greater than the jump from 4k to 8k. 4k grit is one fourth the size of 1k grit, while 8k is only half the size of 4k.

Well, regarding synthetics, this is why it is a lot easier to stick with a single line of hones. If you mix and match among various lines, you may effectively move backward in a progression from one...

NO natural stone EVER should be assigned a grit rating. The absurdity of the con artists selling various grits of Chinese hones and ILR hones just proves that they have no credibility at all. They...

The really important thing to remember is that grit size is not the only factor that affects how fast or how deeply a hone cuts into steel. This is the reason Lynn said that you will have to give it...

There have been previous threads about different manufacturers' various grit scales and I think I remember at least one grit conversion table here, but I'm not able to find it.
Maybe someone else...