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08-05-2017, 06:52 PM #21
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Thanked: 458I don't know what the technical terms are, but I consider there to be a pretty big difference between cracking and inclusions. Norton seems to cut away even inclusions now (some of the old stones have them, but maybe they have been dropped or had stresses, who knows?). Dans will sell stones with inclusions from time to time, but they are sold as seconds, and I like those because the inclusions have no effect on use and the stones are still the same super fine as the rest of their finishers.
I used to be able to get seconds more cheaply, though, I think their seconds page has become more popular. The black in the first picture on this page is a second due to some coloration on the opposite side, but it was about a hundred bucks (a screaming steal). A trans that I had and then sold had a dot on the back side of it and they sold it for $90 (also 8x2x1). Those days are gone!