Quote Originally Posted by Denverrazr View Post
Do most stones need to be lapped out of the box? Should I consider purchasing a norton lapping stone along with the 4000/8000 sharpening stone?
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All hones need to be lapped out of the box. In fact, I highly recommend that you use your DMT8C before each honing session after soaking the 4K/8K. You see the Norton will have worn a little during the last session and will swell a bit differently based on that wear. At least that seems to be my experience. YMMV and all that...