Originally Posted by
Forzato
Lynn and gssixgun,
Thanks for the feedback fellas.
Sounds like you two are part of the ~68% (as of this moment) that got the good Norton stones. I happen to belong to the other 32% of consumers surveyed. Did you fellas remember to vote in the poll at the top of the page?
Just to clarify: the grit sensation experienced with the Norton embedded grit problem is relatively quite distinct, and crisp, and abrupt, and violent... when it happens there is no mistaking it ...SLAM into grit!!! It is especially evident when the edge is viewed under magnification - EXTREME damage. The stone may have only a single piece of grit or it may have many dozens. It is not, and is in no way mistakable for (at least with magnification) any type of 'courser' layer of the stone that lapping might resolve. These pieces of grit cause catastrophic edge damage that is not visible to the naked eye. A 10x loupe will just barely detect the chips and edge damage. It's sad really, because when it's working, the Norton works extremely good - superlative in fact.
It is indeed possible to 'shave' with a razor after honing with a defective Norton, it's just that you will suffer a most grievous and heinous shave ...I promise.
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