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    Quote Originally Posted by spacex View Post
    Hi 10Pups, I got the DMT Dia-Sharp Continuous Diamond Coarse 325 (the one without the rings). How do you suggest that I "break it in?"
    Just use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
    If you have some dull knives lying around, hone them. Otherwise, use any piece of hard (tool) steel, such as a screwdriver and rub it vigorously until the surface smoothens out. You'll be surprised just how smooth this rough diamond stone gets once broken in
    Hi Laurens, I have another lower-grit water stone for honing knives. Maybe I will rub the DMT against that to "break in" the DMT first before I use it on my Naniwa 12k!

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    Probably more effective to rub it against steel as suggested. Way probably.

    Doesn't really matter. By the time it does matter, it'll be broken in.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spacex View Post
    Hi Laurens, I have another lower-grit water stone for honing knives. Maybe I will rub the DMT against that to "break in" the DMT first before I use it on my Naniwa 12k!
    I lapped a heavily dished low-grit low-quality whetstone and found it helped breaking in quite a bit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laurens View Post
    If you have some dull knives lying around, hone them. Otherwise, use any piece of hard (tool) steel, such as a screwdriver and rub it vigorously until the surface smoothens out. You'll be surprised just how smooth this rough diamond stone gets once broken in
    I agree but be careful with the pressure as DMT advices clearly not to use high pressure with their products.

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