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Man, David! I made the mistake of looking at the plethora of Japanese waterstones out there a while back.
Seems they have come out with a PILE since I last looked long ago.

The cold sweats...

Well-said!

This is the thick superstone, Mark. No base! My 1k with the base does not do it!

Not complaining, however. Great hones! :)

I always try to do it after as I can never get the outer 1/2 inch on either end to flatten. Still way too low..
Not gonna sit there and flatten the hone away over it.
I suppose my reasoning is...

Yeah....But then, we have been told SO many things! :rolleyes:

Yeah...Having kept my 4/8 Norton in the water it's whole life, I decided to soak my Naniwan 12k as I began with it.
Was quite scary, really. It visibly warped. Thought I had lost it!

Let it dry...