found this. thought it was very interesting. thought it might help some people with choosing a stone. http://www.tzknives.com/razorhones.html
Thank you for posting this. Very interesting. I was somewhat surprised to see that slurry had the affect that it did. Please keep us posted as your pursuit continues.
ok also i found this too. about natural japanese stones. http://www.thejapanblade.com/new_page_14.htm
ok...here is what a Shapton 30k can do http://www.thejapanblade.com/shapton.htm i was actually thinking of getting one but still not sure.
this stone goes for about $2,200 the first pic is of a 12k shapton, next is a 15k shapton, then the 30k glass shapton then finally the nakayama #1