Thread: Proper tool box

Looks like you have it covered, thats all I have and it works great.
Lapping the hone will make a substantial difference. All I did was to soak the hone for a half hour, lay a wet piece of 600 grit wet and dry sandpaper (silicon carbide type) on a clean wet glass plate. Lay the hone on the surface and move it around making sure its wet. The patterns dont have to be huge sweepers, I used a small figure 8 and could see immediately the clouds of coloration moving in the water from the high spots coming off. Only takes a few minutes per side on a new stone. After that I would recommend rinsing the hone under lukewarm water with a clean tooth brush and a light scrubbing to remove any 600 grit that may have left the sandpaper.

Edit: use nice (flat!) glass for lapping, nothing from the old days with any waves, bubbles, etc.


Dave