Anyone tried those natural Chinese waterstones?

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i believe i read somewhere that there is no standard for regulating and/or determining grit sizes over 8000, so take it for what its worth. i usen a single king combination 800/4000 stone. would like to get a king 1200/8000 stone or just upgrade to a ceramic system like shapton or spyderco

Well I ended up getting one. Seems to be finer than the [artificial] King 8000. Not sure it’s necessary. Not sure it’s easier to flatten… heck not even sure if I’ve been succesful at flattening it, LOL! ...except of course for the typical pencil grid technique. It does seem harder that then artificials…at least that was my impression.