Thread: Norton stone claning

Ciao guys!

I have a Norton stone 4000/8000. After some usage the surface is dirty, do you have any suggestion for the cleaning?

I see a DMT lapping plate. You should get a DMT bench hone. They are a little smaller and at 8x3 they fit nicely into the rubber base hone holders, which make them a little easier to use. I use mine under water, but very wet is all that is needed, so you can dip them regularly or use them with running water. Figure 8's and flip your hone end for end and do equal laps the other way to try to keep your wear even.

Thanks, so I supposed diamond whetstone was the solution.

Do you have any suggestion about size/grade? Eventually a link to a site is the best you can give me, I'm still quite green about wet shavig so basic help is welcome

I think mine are a 180 and 325. The 325 gets sticky with suction quite easily and I most often use the 180 but they both work well.

I am not sure above ut buying in Europe, I got mine from LeeValley but chef knives to go has inexpensive diamond plates too.

Although it will not flatten your stone, the Chosera rubbing stone really cleans up a Norton well and does not remove much material.

Originally Posted by kelbro

Although it will not flatten your stone, the Chosera rubbing stone really cleans up a Norton well and does not remove much material.

Norton also makes a rubbing stone for exactly this purpose.