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When something is not recommended, that recommendation is based on someone's experience or the experience of several people. As Gugi said, please do feel free to experiment, and please do share your...

Am I the only one wondering "why is this important?" I mean, is there some practical application? I would think people's first hand experiences and direct comparisons of hones would be more...

I really think you are WAY too worried about grit size. As Hoglagoo said above, the grit size is NOT a full picture of how a hone will cut steel.

Sounds like you are going largely on the posts of one particular member in that thread. I'm by no means saying he is right or wrong - I don't know because I have not tried using the hones in...

Based on the chart, ANSI rating is directly proportional to grit size in microns, so you can extrapolate any ANSI rating. The same appears to be true for JIS.