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IT’S ALIVE, Saving a Snow White 8K
My 8K Snow White has been crazed for years. it is several years old and even crazed can produce an edge similar to my 12k Super Stone.
A couple years ago I purchased a new stone anticipating the stone would become unusable. Actually, I bought 2, one as a backup.
Today as I was honing on it, I felt a click, heard a Tink and saw a small divot in the middle of the stone and chip in the edge. A while back another chip/divot appeared near one end, but I have been able to avoid it, still it got a bit larger.
So, I cleaned up the holes, (running water and toothbrush) and filled the two divots with CA and glued a few of the larger cracks, even though they could not be felt while honing or with a fingernail. Let cure for a few hours and lapped flat with a 300-grit and 1k diamond plate.
Honed on it and it is just a good as it always has been. I cannot feel the glued divots or any of the cracks and they do not chip the edge. I have tried the new Snow Whites and they produce nice 8K edges, but not mirror finished like the old 8K.
I have CA glued natural stones, but never a synthetic and not a crazed stone. We will see if it lasts. I sure hope so…
If you have a crazed Naniwia, all is not lost, give it a try, what do you have to lose?
First pic is pre cleaning and gluing, the rest are after lapping the small center chip is about 2mmx2mm and the larger 6mmx4mm.
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