Thread: Pros and cons and methodology

I would think as long as you don't scratch or dig into the hone you'd be fine treating it the same as if you were honing straights. I can't imagine it would need any different treatment. Not sure I would choose my bathtub as a place to lap things though.

Originally Posted by Marshal

I would think as long as you don't scratch or dig into the hone you'd be fine treating it the same as if you were honing straights. I can't imagine it would need any different treatment. Not sure I would choose my bathtub as a place to lap things though.

Hey lots of water, maybe a swipe with some arko soap to float the swarf. [emoji6]
It could be tickity boo. [emoji41]

Thanks for all the info guys. I really appreciate it.

You don’t have to lap the tiles, but you get better adhesion and grit to razor contact on the film. They lap easy with 80, 220 grit wet & Dry, finish with some 400 or a diamond plate on a dollar store cookie sheet on a piece of flat flooring and water. Stick the paper to the sheet and go to town.

Lap your stones the same way. If you are going to use the same stone for tools use one side for razors, the other for knives and tools. Or just re-lap them when done.

Be careful with soap, some stones don't like them, (Nortons).

Good to know about the soap. I was more or less joshing but do use lather on the swatty.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

In fact my norton 4/8 has been kept in water since I bought it back in 2006.

Any year now there may be a new life form crawling out of that water. It's like a mini coral reef system in a bucket.

It isn't pretty in there sometimes I have to admit. Especially when it's been a few weeks between honing sessions. But the water gets changed every eon or so...

James.

There should be enough residue in the pores of the hones to keep the population alive. Someday Jimbo, they will raise a statue in your honor.

Don't worry, though, you should be able to lap it right off.

Ok Naniwa 5000/8000/12000 grit set, seems to the new fav. It says not to use it for chisles. Is it softer than a Norton?

Yes the Naniwas are softer than the Nortons. If you really want to do tool and razor honing on the same hones, then I would suggest that you look for single grit hones that are not mounted on bases. That way one side of each hone can be dedicated for a single purpose.

Originally Posted by Utopian

There should be enough residue in the pores of the hones to keep the population alive. Someday Jimbo, they will raise a statue in your honor.

Don't worry, though, you should be able to lap it right off.

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