Thread: Mustard or Mayo

hey nifty whats your opinion on lapping a spyderco uf i have the uf and medium i have heard some pro's and cons to the issue? and good choice on the 8k snow white hone i also have that hone and is my choice over the norton 8k.

Originally Posted by eleblu05

hey nifty whats your opinion on lapping a spyderco uf
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If it needs it sure....

Flat is not going to be the issue.
It might have some surface features
that look like saw cuts as a result
of the manufacturing process. If you
have these I recommend calling Spiderco
and asking what they recommend.

If you do not feel them under a razor
I would not worry very much.

If you run a razor or even steel block over
your Spyderco hones and see of feel problems
there may be some need to worry (abrade) the surface.

Since you have two Spyderco hones
you can work them against each other
Perhaps with some slurry from a 1K to 8k hone
between them. That is if and only if the
Spiderco has surface lumps that need
attention and your letter to Spiderco
fell on deaf ears.

They are hard and if you work them with
a coarse DMT the ceramic will act like
your DMT for a long time so avoid
doing it. If you lap a Spyderco with something
harsh like a DMT you must condition the surface
back to what it should be.

We all seem to have some 1 micron or finer diamond.
If you lightly spray the Spyderco UF with it the surface
will quickly mellow out under a razor. You can work it
with a razor or even kitchen knife.

Today my Spiderco UF is a slightly better
finisher than my 12K hone. Since it does not
need lapping to stay flat and since it does not make
any mud it is oh so easy and effective to touch up a razor.
(as I did this morning).

BTW: If you end up getting half a millimeter
dish worn into it after a couple years you may find that
it is better slightly dished than ultra flat.

I did not like mine at first... but today it
is stellar. Old razor.... old slurry a bit of
work and it came back from a difficult start.