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  1. 03-05-2008, 09:19 PM #1
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    Thanks for the responses guys.
    I've been meaning to start a new thread on hone lengths, just need to make a couple of pictures for illustration.
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    I have both sizes in the 1200-grit range, and if I didn't do a lot of honing I think I would use the 6x2" size more. I do use my 6x2" DMT 600-grit hone a lot, and as much as I want to upgrade it to the 8" version I haven't been able to justify it yet.

    The hone cuts fast enough that a smaller size wouldn't take more than a few extra minutes to use, and the 6x2 is about the same size as my Belgian set.

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    P.S. You know you're a honing nerd when you carry a credit-card sized DMT in your wallet...
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshEarl View Post
    P.S. You know you're a honing nerd when you carry a credit-card sized DMT in your wallet...
    Fantastic idea, now, how do I cut 6x2 in 2 pieces?
    (CC is about 3.3"x2.1" and I wouldn't mind if there's a little space around the hone)
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    No need to cut one up. DMT makes a wallet sized version already. DMT's are so good they can read your mind (maybe)!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sticky View Post
    No need to cut one up. DMT makes a wallet sized version already. DMT's are so good they can read your mind (maybe)!
    Yep, I have the wallet-sized one. I'm just waiting for me to forget about it and get weird looks in a security line somewhere...

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    Call me nuts, but what are you going to use a hone that size on? I never just have to hone something so bad that I would whip it out of my wallet
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    I actually carry a 4 inch Machinist DMT fine in my back left pocket all the time (for over 20 years; it's also in my avatar). Comes in real handy whenever a knife needs touched-up.

    It's easy to sharpen a knife on even a 3 inch hone.
    Last edited by Sticky; 03-05-2008 at 11:08 PM. Reason: oops
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