First off, just wanted to say thanks for the site, it's full of great information, quite a resource.

I ran a search, couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so I started a new thread.

I recently acquired a Norton 4k/8k combo and some wapis. I honed up a wapi using the pyramid. It seems to shave ok, it didn't pull or anything, but the razor wouldn't pass the HHT, is this normal? (or should I look into a chinese 12k or something of the sort, pasted strop, etc?)

Second, the stone seems flat, does it need to be lapped?

Third, can I sharpen my knives on it and not worry about taking away the flatness of the stone? (since knife sharpening is done using a circular motion, not utilizing the full length of the stone)

Thanks!