@steveclarkus I will have to disagree to some extent with your statement, film has some pluses like cost compared to a quality JNAT and films are also take up a lot less room as you can store them in a drawer compared to said JNAT or synthetic stones and if you drop the film it was break and you dont have to lap the film but I personally love the challenge of using a natural stone trying to unlock its potential looking at the color of the slurry and watching it ride up in the edge and feeling the edge come to life but then my Mentor Alfredo instilled upon me one phrase I will always carry with me which is “ Hone, Shave, Repeat”