Thread: Cut down nortons too small?

I have done that exact thing, I kept hearing that Narrow hones were easier for honing Smiling blades (not true) so some years back another restorer AaronX and I split a full set on Nortons 220/1k and 4k/8k. He ended up with the hones for free somehow, and the deal was if I cut them down and lapped them up we would split them. I used 5 of the cheapest 24tpi Hacksaw blades made from Homedepot to do the cutting, the 220/1k was easy the 4k/8k was a PITA and took quite awhile... I smoothed up all the rough edges on my belt sander and then lapped them flat...
Honestly I have used those Narrow hones maybe 5 times, they do nothing that the full size ones can't do... Now your idea of saving some money by spliting the cost is possibly a way to go...

They are aprox. 1.30 x 8 inches