AHA!!!

I hereby amend my comments made on another thread. The substrate for the Shapton Glass Hones is tempered glass which does not tolerate being messed with. While the glass is trashed, the abrasive layer of the hone illustrated is apparently not remarkably compromised: it will continue to abrade things brought into contact with it; however, it will be a flexible honing medium and neither rigid nor predictable in its actions.

Chris, you gonna bring the tub saw to the Minnesota Challenge? I've got a coticule natural combo 10" x 2 1/2" that should work so much better as a scythe stone, or two.