Originally Posted by
pcb01
So blades with some degree of warpage (and/or smiles) are not unusual -- which has been my experience. And using the rolling X along the side of the hone (the extreme right 1.5" or so-- which is what I've been doing) is the technique to deal with it.
Not a necessity to use narrow hones, it is easier but honestly I rarely go to mine and most of my honing is on restores...
I guess what confused me is that I was told (did not hear/see Him say it) that Lynn felt a 30-45 degree X pattern was the best way to deal with these, and that was not my experience.
It does if you actually use that technique the right way , in fact this might be the easiest to master... You need to watch the NC meet-up webcast IIRC I show how to do this the right way on there....
Thanks to everyone who responded. BTW -- got my first coticule today (fr Jim at VB)! Another adventure begins....