So I took that arkie out for a test drive and also decided to try a micro bevel after reading post about it a little earlier. May not have been the wisest thing to throw two variables into the mix but what resulted was a very noteworthy shave. I ran about a hundred laps on the ark with two layers of tape. I normally only use one so it wasn't a great deal of difference in the angle. I'll have to experiment more with the micro bevel later on but I was pleased with the performance of that stone. I could play around more with burnishing or lapping but I can't really do the other side because it's glued to a block of wood from the factory... Unless I wanted to crack it off and do something different with it which I really don't.