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I have the same problem.

Ken

Looks like perhaps Ozuku karasu. Nice!

I would use something coarser than newsprint for an intermediate step. Perhaps a Yaginoshima Asagi. But finer than a ceramic mug.

Perfect stone for a large Yanagi
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Ken

You'll get more stone edge grabbing on natural stones with their irregular borders.

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Ken

SSimilar instructions but don't use alcohol.

Ken

Agree. I use lexol on strops combined with microcloth to remove 'strop debris'.
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Ken

Got pics?
Ken

Thanks for the offer. Much appreciated. I'm working through basics for now and will be in touch.
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Ken

The patina from onions produced by the onion's acid and the relief from ferric chloride will produce relatively similar effects. Even surgical stainless surgical instruments made from 440 c stainless will show rust and or patina albeit at a slower rate.

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Ken

I'm curious. Are scratches like these merely a cosmetic issue or do they affect performance and durability? I think they do. I often use these for cosmetic work including removing patinas and rust but for rough scratches and preparing kasumi finishes, I go for diamond bars. For real deep scratches ...

"Change wheel for each compound - right"
Yes. Similar to other sharpening stones. In this case you can go WAY past 2k grit to 160k grit if you wish. I often find 2 micron bars (8k) more than adequate
Ken

Consider this device for a wide range of tasks.

Ken

The diamond bars come in grits from 80 microns to tenth microns. I do have 200 and 300 microns but rarely use these, so yes you need to use a sequence of grits. Sometimes I use other compounds in a sequence with the diamond bars depending on the scratch depth. (Separate topic)

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Ken

"Did you video the time you impaled your foot?".

No. Too much bleeding to use a camera. However if you want to volunteer....

My foot is doing well. Thanks for your concern.

Ken

This uses a more powerful buffer.

This example uses diamond bars on a variable speed buffer. Very controlled system for precise scratch removal.

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Ken

Mike - we'll make a pro of you yet!

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Ken

I would like to see what we are talking about but, if it's a big problem Ken sells a Nubatama Bamboo Black 180 thats a very fast cutter and stays wet and forms a good mud. Ken, you can correct me if that stone you sold me is not Bamboo Black. That's the one! (180). I now have a 220 and a 46 and 80 ...

You might want to try linking another picture. If the chip is large, a coarser stone would be a better stone to start with.You may need several stones for a proper edge.

Ken

'Hello, where did you get those 150 turntables?""

These are rectangular cubes not turntables, typically 205x75x50 mm.

Ken