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Hello everyone! I've had my KME system for a while now and have 50 knives or so under my belt. I've had excellent results for the most part but have had some issues recently. I use my 100 grit stone for reprofiling and just had to order a new one because I wore out the old one. I've sharpened 4 knives on the new one and have had the same issue on every knife. Once I get to the higher grits, I notice some shiny, rough spots on the edge. It is still sharp on that part but not as sharp as it should be. The knives were all S30V and 20CV which are higher carbide steels, so I'm wondering if what I am seeing is carbide tear out since the stone is new and quite aggressive? Is there any way I can combat this until my stone breaks in a bit? I don't remember having this issue with the original 100 grit stone. I also am noticing some very small chips in the edge occasionally when sharpening. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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