I'll sure give it a try. I hope it turns out to be the one that I've been in search for. Ordering the Norton Flattenning Stone is like reaching into a box of chocolates; never know what you'll get. This last one I purchased is almost as hard as my ceramic hones, and it simply will not wear down at all no matter what I do to it...I've tried. The other three crumbled like cheap sandstone as soon as I put them to work.