Thread: Buying a hone on the web?

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

I went for the Norton narrow set of three seen here . They are great for smilling blades and those old Sheffields that are a bit warped. I use the rolling X that Russel posted a thread on some time back.

I beat you. I got the four stone set because the 220 is great for clearing metal when the blade has large nicks in it. Before getting this set, I often used to hone on the EDGES of my standard Norton hones. Actually, come to think of it, I kinda miss doing it that way. It certainly keeps you careful to keep the blade flat when your hone surface is only an inch wide.

Anyway, I think that is a great set and find them to be extremely handy for problem blades.