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A little update to my 12k issues:

The 5 & 8k were great, but I was really confused why my 12k was acting up. I called SRD, ended up talking w/ both Don & Lynn (great guys, both of them), & Lynn...

Okay: did a test shave w/ the Wapi--honing on the 12k yesterday felt much better, probably because I gave it a quick lapping right before honing when it was wet. (I'm wondering about the dimensional...

Same thoughts here. I just honed as-is & didn't go to the last 10 mm or so. Could be that. Or could be they actually do need to be lapped more in the beginning, despite what Naniwa says. The...

Sounds like mine might just need a bit more lapping to "even out". My initial attempts @ honing with it resulted in sub-par edges. I tried again, but haven't test-shaved yet. Maybe I'm just still...

I've never soaked mine--just spashed some water on top & that's it. Interestingly, if I lightly move a finger across the top (on the 12k), I can almost feel a kind of gritty start & stop--the 5k is...

I'm still pretty new to these as I only got them a few days ago (5,8,12).
I'm curious about people's experience w/ the 12k soaking up a lot of water--mine seems very thirsty.

I'm also wondering...