When people say a Chinese 12k is slow cutting, what exactly does that mean? Does it mean if a usual 12k takes 20 strokes, the Chinese will take 50? I just got a Chinese 12k for touch ups, and i swear this thing isn't cutting or making my blades any sharper than they were. Am I doing something completely wrong or is this somewhat normal for this stone? I seemed to get much better results when i was using the poor boy method of newspaper.
Using a Chinese 12k
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or 200. Yeah, it's slow.
Make sure it's lapped perfectly flat, and go very slow, no more than about an inch a second.
Never been a fan of the chinese 12k myself, but if you're the sort of guy that prefers stones to strops then it's by far the cheapest option. But yeah, I prefer newspaper as well, it's cheaper and finer, and while it's also slow you can do stropping laps a lot faster than honing laps.
+1. It is excruciating.
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on the plus side practice makes perfect.
I wonder if crox would be faster than the c12k...
Interesting thought. Anyone care to experiment? I would if I had the necessary skill, and equipment.
