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That looks great to me, I would definitely be more than happy to use that.
When I used my 325, I have quite deep seated visible scratches ... That's what made me start to use abrasive sheets...

I have yet to own a shapton 30k ... thank's for that information Glen, I am sure the OP will be more than grateful too. I like the Arkansas idea too, I consider myself corrected, I will give it a...

The sarcasm made me smile <3

That is just how I get my best results, If I lap a barber hone I finish them with at least 1k abrasive paper until I can see no scratches.
Can you see scratches...

Hey yeah now that you have it flat finish it with sand paper from around 600 moving up to at least 1000 grit paper

Carl

Hey there

Have you sanded the hone with fine grit sandpaper? Your hone with change in performance depending on the finish you leave on the surface. Can you see any scratches on the surface?
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I used a Diamond plate, then used finer grit sand paper to get rid of the scratches. A tip ... get a wire brush to clean the barber hone residue from the diamond plate ... it is REAL...