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10-26-2020, 09:53 PM #1
That is probably why that was the bottom.
Sure one side would be easier but if you lap that side the chip will get smaller round it and then if you hone from your thumb side you will probably miss it anyway.
treat it as a narrower hone.
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10-27-2020, 03:16 AM #2
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Thanked: 3215Do you have the chip? If so, you can glue it on and lap it flat.
Otherwise, you can lap off a ¼ inch, but that is going to be a job. Lose 60 grit Silicon Carbide, from Got Grit.com is $4.40 for a pound.
If you like the finish from the other side, it might be worth the effort to make one side burnished and the other 600 grit for a nice finishing progression.
If it is a good stone, (it looks like an old one) I would do it, nothing says you must do it in one sitting.
Nothing like a good ark edge.
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10-27-2020, 10:50 PM #3
I think I'm with Tim. Just hone from the other side and you'll probably either miss it or skip over it. Unless of course you have the chip piece, then glue that joker back on
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10-28-2020, 07:48 PM #4
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Thanked: 4That chip wouldn't be lapped out in a month of Sundays by hand, at least not by me. Doable with power equipment but not worth the effort or possible risk if you have a good side to use. Some of them old stones were only finished on one side anyway and its really all you need.
Here is an older one with just one side finished. I have no need or desire to try and lap it.
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10-29-2020, 12:51 AM #5
Think I've decided it probably isn't worth all the effort involved with it, but again, at least one side is flawless!
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10-29-2020, 01:30 AM #6
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Thanked: 481This is probably how I would use it honestly. I'd flatten the chipped side, and hone at the side opposite the chip. Maybe wrap some sand paper around a round pen and use that to soften up the edge around the chipped area once the rest was flattened. But just getting an Arkie flat is a chore in and of itself, no way I'd want to sit there and lap a quarter inch off. Nope, I'd just use it as is with minor surface prep.
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10-29-2020, 07:19 AM #7
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Thanked: 9If you really want to have a go at it.....I've had good, fast results with white silica sand on concrete. It may go faster than you think. Then move on to SiC. You can always stop but at least you can say you tried. I'd give it a go.
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10-29-2020, 12:24 PM #8
Even if you don't go all the way to the bottom you could at least diminish the size. At least that might make it easier to skip over or miss while honing from the other side.
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