My 12k arrived this afternoon.
Soaked, lapped, and then honed my wapi.
Soaked for about an hour
I lapped 1 side with the dmt 1200, then my swaty.
Did a few more touch ups with the lapping when I was honing
Stropped with leather
Finished with 3m .5 micron
Then stropped with newsprint
My technique is still poor but I can pop hairs on my arm half way up on the entire blade except 1/8" at the heel.
I had done a similar job with my swaty this afternoon and thought it was pretty darn sharp till just now. My definitiion of sharp is changing daily.
We shall see in the morning but I think it's finally shave ready (yet to be official but I have hope).
A finishing hone may not be "necessary" for those who know how to hone well but for those of us with no skill or talent a polishing hone makes a real difference.
- Bob
