Thread: Charnley Forest hone?

hmm, I thought that lapping flat my vintage coticule was a tedious job....

for course lapping I had the feeling that lapping on dry sand paper was actually a lot quicker, maybe someone with more experience can confirm or deny this?

Originally Posted by Bram

hmm, I thought that lapping flat my vintage coticule was a tedious job....

for course lapping I had the feeling that lapping on dry sand paper was actually a lot quicker, maybe someone with more experience can confirm or deny this?

Lapping on lapidary grit on a thick and level glass plate is an order of magnitude quicker than using a small diamond plate in my experience - just think of the increase in area of a 2ft x 2ft bit of glass over a measly 10" x 8" plate.

The drawback is that the edges are 'cushioned' by the grit and the surface of the stone becomes humped somewhat in the middle, so you have to go for a proper cast iron plate with channels for grit, wet and dry paper on glass (not sandpaper - sheds grit everywhere) or the DMT for final lapping.

Regards,
Neil

Hi,

i've bought yesterday a Charnley forest...but now i have doubts.



the seller have good feedback...but the colour isn't like other stones...what do you think?

That's a nice stone. I had a couple and both could put a nice edge on a razor. Congrats

From the picture is hard to say anything. Can you give more details and picture with different background?

sorry this is the image of auction...i think that i'll have it in 20/30 days

Not a good picture but it looks like a CF to me.

this is the auction that i found on ebay:

Charnley Forest hone sharpening stone for Edge Pro | eBay