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I aquired two stones from a Chinese stone brand, Proyan, a 1k and a 6k. I heard good things about the brand, so I wanted to give it a try. Now, I just spent half an hour on the 1k, and both djundjila’s Styropor beans and a cherry tomato are completely unimpressed by the edge. I am wondering if I suck completely at honing, or whether maybe the stone does not have the granulometry it is supposed to have.
The stone feels very smooth to the touch (but that may be because my fingers spend too much time honing). I only have a Shapton 12k and the other Proyan to compare (which feels less smooth IMO). How should a 1k synthetic stone feel? Or how could I find out whether it is indeed a 1k or not?