Thread: What do you mean Chinese 12k stone?

I have this greenish stone ,it is cheap.
I have used it but I do not think it is good comparing with Japanese whestone 3k/1k. In my opinion , it is just similar to #800.
However , some Hong Kong people think that initally grinding , the muddy fuild produced will help for further honing ,but I do not think so .

You are probably thinking about the

Chinese Guangxi polishing hone (#3 from left in the picture).
I got mine from Woodcraft.

Otto, let me guess what the others are (from left to right):
1) BBW/Coticule combo
2) Norton 4k (appears that it might be a combo 4/8)
3) duh, Chinese 12k
4) vintage Thurry or Escher, not really able to tell.

I'm just winging it, of course, but am I anywhere near right?

Originally Posted by SonOf1337

Otto, let me guess what the others are (from left to right):
1) BBW/Coticule combo
2) Norton 4k (appears that it might be a combo 4/8)
3) duh, Chinese 12k
4) vintage Thurry or Escher, not really able to tell.

I'm just winging it, of course, but am I anywhere near right?

1) Norton 220 / 1000
2) Norton 4000 / 8000
3) Chinese Guangxi polishing hone aka. Ch.12k
4) Osaki Japanese natural finishing hone

wow. hard to be more wrong than that... :|

Still, a nice collection...