Thread: New Nortons--anybody else seen this?

I have the Mexican Norton 4/8 and there's no holes in the 4K side and it works like the charmer it is.

You know it very well could have been a first run issue and they sorted it out ?????????
I would like to think a company as large as Norton would fix any issues PDQ when they come up...

Yes. I've got the italy/US Norton combo as well. I had to take a good layer off the 8K after I honed my first razor. Once that top layer was off it was smooth sailing. Since then I've lapped many times, and I've got no issues with the stone. Smooth, and sounds great.

Like I said, I haven't had issues with Nortons no matter where they were made ..... but then again ,....... I don't go looking at them with eye loupes or microscopes.

Sometimes the less you know the better off you are.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Like I said, I haven't had issues with Nortons no matter where they were made ..... but then again ,....... I don't go looking at them with eye loupes or microscopes.

Sometimes the less you know the better off you are.

So true. I would have much more money to spend if this forum didn't exist

Originally Posted by Maxi

Yes. I've got the italy/US Norton combo as well. I had to take a good layer off the 8K after I honed my first razor. Once that top layer was off it was smooth sailing. Since then I've lapped many times, and I've got no issues with the stone. Smooth, and sounds great.

Yeah, mine works great now too. Maybe we both got one from the same batch that had a minor issue. Not really a problem if it's only a super-thin top layer, but interesting.

Now I'm wondering if they switched back to Italy/US or if they're making them in both places concurrently...