India stone

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I realize that all stones smooth out as you use them but how is the edge off the India stone right out of the
box?
 
Most stones are like guns knives or cars and need a break-in period. Use it a few times and it should be good to go.
 
Coming off a new stone my edges were a little more coarse but still fine enough as I like a more coarse edge. DM
 
I always prefer to run any new stone over a sheet of fine 3M wet/dry paper, used wet, for five to ten "figure eight" patterns before using it. However, this is just something I do because the man who helped me learn to sharpen did it. I'm not positive that there is really any appreciable benefit to it.
 
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