Quote Originally Posted by Leighton View Post
Having tried that, the answer is yes, but your going ot want to shoot yourself after the first 2 hours. Assuming the stone is anything like the spyderco F or even medium. Lapping those barber hones is a big pain and the only thing that makes the job easier is a lot of packs of 120 grit 3m sandpaper or a 120 grit diamond stone.
Try the 3M sandblaster 120 grit paper. You can find it at autozone. Good stuff. It absolutely tears up naturals, but it handled the swaty pretty well also. Lasts a long time and the slurry doesn't clog it.