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Yes that's right. I believe that is still his default for finishing.

:OT I got the one from a guy in South Africa IIRC. I've honed on it. I did resort to diamond during some of it. The other came from a vendor that handled RW's stuff and it was shave ready enough. I...

Yeah, Robert Williams built a few years back. I have a 6/8 and a 7/8. Both good and interesting to hone.

I'm not an expert on the finer distinctions of finishing stone composition, nor on which might be better for one steel as opposed to another. Aside from pocket knives once in awhile on Arkansas...

IIRC it has to do with the Japanese white steel and blue steel. These things are made primarily for tool sharpening. There is a market of guys who are as enthusiastic about their plane and chisel...

Those came out a few years ago. There was info on So Yamashita's site and on the Shapton USA site. IIRC they are gray and where the white glass stones are for one tool steel the gray are for the...