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How crucial is hone flatness to honing success?
Gentleman I have been lapping my waterstones and coticule with a DMT C 4 inch stone for 6 or 7 months now. I thought I was getting my hones flat. Point in case I wasn't and I found this out today after I revived my brand new 10x4" DMT DIA-FLAT. This thing is a beast and it showed me just how inefficient my tiny little DMT was. I really have to wonder how critical hone flatness is to honing success. I know hones don't have to be flat down to 0.0005" but I just like knowing that they are that flat now. It really saves me time and is a good upgrade for me. Makes my life easier and my hones flatter. How important is hone flatness to success as apparently I have been trying to hone with dished stones for a long time and not getting very much success. Please weigh in on the issue.
Thanks, Scott
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