Thread: Building a set of hones

Thanks! I ordered the Chinese 12K with the Nortone Lapping stone. When it arrives, my hone set will consist of DMT8EE, Chinese12K, and Norton lapping stone, and the Smith Trihone, which I don't thing will ever touch a razor blade lol.

Originally Posted by Ditch Doc

Thanks! I ordered the Chinese 12K with the Nortone Lapping stone. When it arrives, my hone set will consist of DMT8EE, Chinese12K, and Norton lapping stone, and the Smith Trihone, which I don't thing will ever touch a razor blade lol.

I am not so sure that the norton flattening stone is a good choice for lapping the chinese one. Anyone had any experiance with that?

I know that I tried it a bit, and found that a D8C was a much better choice.

It seems real nice for laping norton hones, and it certainly worked on my swatty, but it felt better with the D8C.