i just started honing a Bengall and got all kinds of swarf on the 4k because the stabilizers were in contact with the stone. so i rode them up and down the edge of the stone with a lot of pressure, then beveled the edge of the stone with a dmt 325 and started over.
i got a nice bevel that cut hair all along the blade. so i took it to the 8k, after beveling the edges and got very little swarf. as soon as the patriots finish off the texans i'm going onto a 12k naniwa.
what does one do when the stabilizers grind like they did? i mean, someone who knows what he's doing?