Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
If you are going to lap with sandpaper, then it needs to be wet/dry sandpaper. Regular sandpaper will release grit that can embed into the hone, causing more trouble.

If you drive for a living, you may not want to make the effort, but you would be welcome to drive to my place in Rochester MN (250 miles down I-90) for a honing lesson. Some time with the hones and microscope should help sort you out fairly quickly.
Yes, I was going to get some 400 wet/dry. Someone elsewhere on this forum suggested 3M or a good brand, but Menards only had large sheets of the rougher grits. Their 400 wet/dry was barely bigger than my stones. Hopefully, Ace H/W will have it. Thanks for offering a honing lesson. I do get to the Eastern side of MN quite often, but rarely have time to stop and get a bite to eat. I had to deliver a while back in Austin, and then over in Winona. But I'll keep you in mind.