Quote Originally Posted by Sticky View Post
IIRC, DMT says the polka-dot hones are more aggressive than the plates. I haven't noticed any practical difference, and I have 7 polka-dots and 4 plates. I haven't hung any sharp points or spikes in the dots (see avatar).

Just break the diamond hones in before doing serious sharpening work.
Now comes the next question....
How do you break one in, i was ready to go nuts on my water stones, and now im scared stiff that im going to rub my dimonds out. Of course i know its ok with the C. One guy mentioned kitchen kinfe with slurry. Is that what you do? It sounds like a good idea.

Cheers

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