Quote Originally Posted by kevint View Post
Somehow I feel barber hones will come up in your discussions. I don't know much about barber hones but they seem way hard- the wear in the center vs. uniform wear across does not help
I would have no problem with the GDLP instructions stating and it being common knowledge (disseminated on the Shapton website for example) that ONLY Shapton Ceramic on Glass stones should be lapped on the GDLP. Although the instructions state that the GDLP was designed to be used with the Ceramic on Glass stones, it does NOT say you can't use it to lap other stones or that you can't use it to lap certain types of stones even if those certain types of stones are higher in grit than 500.

IF the GDLP could only be used to lap the Shapton Ceramic on Glass stones, I would consider it to be less versatile and at a high price point, I would think of it differently than I do now.

Chris L