Originally Posted by
Adam Stevens2
I do have a 'green' 220 grit stone - would that be too coarse?
Late in response.......
Oh, yeah - Fer Sure !! That's the problem.
Use the 220 to get it all squared away quickly, then work you way through your stones. You are getting the form straightened out with the 220, then using subsequent stones merely to remove the heavy scratches left by the previous stone, and replace them with smaller scratches from the finer stone........Even the high-mirror polish has scratches - you just need the right equipment to be able to see them. As if you cared.
You would not take a rough-cut chunk of tree, and smooth it out starting with 150 grit sandpaper, right? Same principle.
When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.