Thread: Burnt the stuffing out of my cheeks!

Yea, I've heard the Guangxi hones referred to as a Chinese hone of indeterminate grit. I use it solely because now after an excruciating amount of prep, it has finally started creating finer striations than the Norton 8k hone. I don't know that it's a true 12K hone, but it's somewhere between a Norton 8k and a black Arkansas stone, so I've kept it around anyway.

Yea, if you get a good one, they can finish. I have an old one that has been burnished and it does finish nicely.

So are you seeing a lot of chipping, if so you have to figure out why.

I suspect it will get better as it's used, as most naturals do. Time will tell though.

I saw 1 little micro chip, and I think I roughed up the first 3/8 or so of the toe. It doesn't look too bad, but probably to much CrOx like y'all said. I didn't inspect it with the loupe while stropping.