Thread: Skinny glass plates + Sandpaper/lapping film

I tried to hone what must be warped blades on my Norton stones with little success.
I went to a local glass shop and had them cut me some skinny sheets of glass to use with lapping film/wet-dry sand paper to use with the warped blades to see if this will work any better than the 3 inch wide norton stones.

I had them cut from 1/4'' glass 9''x 1'', 9''x1.5'' and 9''x2'' to do some experimentation to see which will work the best.

After being frustrated with not being able to hone the entire edge of a blade due to the 3'' wide stone and blade geometry/unevenness, I'm now seeing why some folks really like narrow hones.

Originally Posted by superbleu

I tried to hone what must be warped blades on my Norton stones with little success.
I went to a local glass shop and had them cut me some skinny sheets of glass to use with lapping film/wet-dry sand paper to use with the warped blades to see if this will work any better than the 3 inch wide norton stones.

I had them cut from 1/4'' glass 9''x 1'', 9''x1.5'' and 9''x2'' to do some experimentation to see which will work the best.

After being frustrated with not being able to hone the entire edge of a blade due to the 3'' wide stone and blade geometry/unevenness, I'm now seeing why some folks really like narrow hones.

Good stuff!

For me wide glass plates are what I think I want to fix
a problem without putting too much wear and tear on my hones.
Narrow glass is still flat so a smile is possible to address
but a frown might be a problem.

A flat glass plate and some magic marker on both the edge and spine
may tell you a lot about the problem you are trying to address.

I know that folk tape the spine to avoid over honing the spine (me included).
Do folks tape the edge when repairing a warped spine.

BTW: a plastic spatula from the kitchen works wonders squeezing the
bubbles from under film.

The glass should work great. I did the same thing with some marble tile. I bought a standard tile for about $5 and had it cut into several 1x8" pieces to use as a base for film. I have a couple razor that just won't hone an a 3" wide hone.