Thread: Hones and how to

Lots of good advice. GSsixgun told me to start off with a Norton 4K/8K and a DMT 325 (also know as C for course). When he talks honing, I listen. Very simple....grin. And I'm not jokin' when I say that Norton will need some serious lapping. Lap before starting to learn.

Also, it's tough to show restraint and wait until you've learned the basics and are getting great edges off of the Norton 8K, but try to hold off buying finishing hones until you've got the basics and the 8K down pat. Then you will get much more bang for the buck when you do invest in a true finishing stone. He told me that too.

John