Originally Posted by
BurnBeGone
I looked back at what Steven (Sticky) had said on the B&B thread I quoted above about the manufacturer's tolerance: 20 mils over the length of the stone (where did you get that number, Steven?). For comparison, 20lb printer paper is 4 mils thick, so that's like 5 sheets of printer paper. The variations I'm feeling are certainly less than that, I would guess 5-8 mils, so I think my stone is within manufacturer specs. However, the variations occur over short distances making little ridges on my stone.
So now my question is, do you think this is good enough for finishing the edge on a str8, or will it mess up my razor? I guess I'll have to just try it and see... Might be a good reason for folks considering what finishing stone to buy to go with a Chinese 12k + lapping stone instead of the Spyderco UF.