Thread: Hone of the Day

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

What's the brown turd supposed to do? Is it to create slurry on synthetics? Flatten and lap, or just clean and maintain? Could this be used with other hones like a Norton 4/8 for example? If I get one of these I'll have to start calling it by its real name. If my wife hears I have a "brown turd" coming in the mail...

I use mine as a rubber (slurry stone) only, i have diamond plates for flattening. Personally i wouldn't use it past the 1k range since its a 600 grit stone.Perhaps some use it as a stone to clean the surface before honing.