Joel, do you think this would be a good stone for a little touchup honing? They have a store just down the road from me.
DJ.
FWIW, the Chinese 12K stone needs to be "refreshed" once in a while. "Refreshed" means that you need to lap it on a 1000 grit sandpaper, Norton 4/8K or other hone to make the abrasive particles sharp again. On this stone the particles do not break free or splinter/fracture like a waterstone does. It is more like a Arkansas stone where the abrasive particles become rounded and dull. Be sure to lap the hone flat.
When the hone starts to cut slower than before then it is time to "refresh".
This stone is also very good to use as a rubbing(cleaning) stone on the Norton 4/8K.
Hope this helps,
Do you need to make a slurry with this stone? If so what would you use?