Quote Originally Posted by 777funk View Post
Right and all of my grit statements made were regarding the diamond blocks. I mentioned the black arkie is likely ballpark to 3-4k (compared to sharpening tools using similar wet/dry sandpaper taped to a granite tile).

My reply was based on this

I started with oils because they didn't require as much flattening as the wet abrasive impregneted stones. But the tradeoff is that they're not graded by grit and they are a little slow cutting.
So that is normal...As to oil or water, most stones out there are used with water. Arkies are one of the exceptions.