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Gentleman, it is not unusual for people to have a strong opinion on which hone and/or honing method is the best. IME these opinions sometimes lead to strong feelings being expressed that can spiral...

They are indeed time honored and that accounts for some of what attracts me to them. If you work with the stone long enough you'll get to know it and if the results are satisfactory you may stay with...

I'm not very knowledgeable on kitchen cutlery but from what little I've read 1k would be finer than many guys go on their kitchen knives. Somewhere between 325 and 600 is about tops IIRC. Not that...

Congrats on your success with the coticule. I would draw the line at honing knives on it. You could certainly do it and do it successfully but they will wear the soft coticule much faster than a...

Right on Sham !! Ain't it the truth, keeps life interesting. :rock:

Gee I don't know. Maybe, like Sham says, coming off the 12k rather than the 8k would require less strokes for the optimum result ? I don't worry about wasting the stone. I have 3/4" thick and 7/8"...

Thank you Neil, I should have qualified that statement .... it is a Devonshire oil cinder block. :roflmao

I tried that 12k to Escher on a Charlie Lewis frameback last night. I did 50 laps on the blue/green Escher (weight of the blade) with water only. The 12k edge had been good on the shave test a week...

+1 Glen. I remember Kaptain Zero used to post on the forum and his sig line was something like,"just because you have a basketball, doesn't mean you'll play like Michael Jordan." :) I imagine Lynn...

I've never spoken to the seller but a hone collector friend told me that he has and that the seller is a knowledgeable guy. I'm sure the seller believes what he is saying and it is not some kind of...

In some peoples hands the best isn't good enough and in others the worst does just fine. It is the Indian's skill, not the bow or the arrow that hits the bullseye on the target. :) Personally I've...

Go get your checkbook and bring it to the phone ....... :deal:

:roflmao:roflmao:roflmao I'm kidding BTW, if it isn't obvious. :)

Excellent points Artan. :tu

Well if you're using cheap Eschers what do you expect ? :roflmao :roflmao:roflmao

I am really glad that I didn't read what that online retailer said before I had already gotten great results following a coticule with an escher. One, the coticule, has garnet as the abrasive, while...