i have ordered a naniwa 12 k stone and have been told that they need lapped befor use.... i have looked at the lapping 101 on here and wanted to hear from who has tried this way and how well it worked. Hone Lapping 101 - Straight Razor Place Wiki and if anyone has any other way of lapping a hone i would love to hear a couple different ways of doing so...:borg: