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Maybe i'm the only one who thinks this is an interesting discussion. Not relating to the OP, but interesting.



On a DMT (or any other hone), there is binder between the abrasive, right? So...

For 1 - As I said in my post, I was only responding to one of Oz's points (could a low grit hone give a finish like a higher grit hone). That being said, it most certainly is the case that every...

I'm not sure why you quoted my post for your response; I didn't say anything about assigning grit ratings to naturals; I don't pretend to understand how grit ratings work at all. All I was saying is...

I don't agree with the first part of that. If a 12k abrasive is buried deep in binder, such that only so much of it is exposed, it could cut as shallow as a 20k abrasive. If the finish is based on...

Its a question of what's exposed. Binder doesn't tend to scratch steel, abrasive does. More exposed abrasive scratches deeper; less exposed scratches shallower. Slow wearing binder and slow wearing...