I've been playing around with these hones for about two weeks now and find them to be excellent. I've been looking for a simple and quick progression where I didn't have to create slurry and get from one stone to another seamlessly. Japanese natural honing is on average a one hour per razor proposition for me, I minimally do a six nagura progressions not counting Tomos and was looking for an alternative. I figure I'd start with a Chosera 1K, followed by a Norton 4/8K. I prefer natural finishers and my hybridish coticule almost got me to where I wanted to be from a edge aggressiveness prospective and my CF created too big of a gap refinement wise. I tried the Apache Strata and it worked perfectly in this role. This stone is really hard but provides very nice feedback and polishes very well.
I have no stake with the seller of this hone and paid for my Apache Strata. I returned test stones to him and purchased my AS afterward so that we are clear. I received no promotional consideration nor did I ask for any, not my style.
I have no stake with the seller of this hone and paid for my Apache Strata. I returned test stones to him and purchased my AS afterward so that we are clear. I received no promotional consideration nor did I ask for any, not my style.