Thread: LAPPING SANDPAPER OR DMT?

Ditto to the above, the DMT 325 has served me very well and residual grit that may/would be an issue with paper isn't a question. Paper does have it's place, I like it attached to glass plates in progressive fine grits for my wood chisels...as they say...scary sharp is possible on these heavier tools!

I use a brick sized natural stone I found in the outskirts of Bangkok. Thais use these stones for sharpening knives. It's the same type of stone they use for making mortar and pestle. This stone is a high grit and is extremely hard. I flattened this stone on sheets of wet n dry paper over a number of days and now I use this to lap all my hones including Naniwa, sharpton, and king hones. The beauty of this is that it is so convenient to use and an easy way to ensure that my hones stay flat and clean. It's made a huge difference in my honing.