Thread: Help for new stone purchase..

James,

I'm a bit picky re the flatness of my hones. The 20k Gok was gridded when 1st bought, then lapped till all was erased, then repeated the process. I own a set of feeler gauges and using a straight edge placed on the stone, I could not fit the finest feeler blade under the straight edge. Now that is flat! Good luck Bob

Originally Posted by bobski

James,

I'm a bit picky re the flatness of my hones. The 20k Gok was gridded when 1st bought, then lapped till all was erased, then repeated the process. I own a set of feeler gauges and using a straight edge placed on the stone, I could not fit the finest feeler blade under the straight edge. Now that is flat! Good luck Bob

I am glad to read that. I am too. In fact I compulsively lap my synthetics after each use. Jnat, coti and Arkies less as well as an Apache which appeals to me.

The 20k Gok is going to have t wait a bit. I have just experienced some unexpected expenses, some medical along with my toilet and washing machine kicking off during the past few weeks. I actually polled out one of my Japanese straights, western style, and was about to take photos for a sale when I regained my senses. :-)

--jams