Originally Posted by
ama015
I have now successfully lapped my Norton 4/8 and Naniwa 12 using a 600 grit sandpaper and the method showed in this thread. Especially the Norton was not plain at all. I now understand why that stone has given me problems honing in the past, lol. The Naniwa was easily lapped within two minutes.
I took a Thiers-Issard Historic 6/8 that was quite nice to shave with already and gave it a few laps on the Naniwa 12. It certainly got sharper. Honing is actually quite fun when it works;) So now I have to practice and be able to set a bevel on a bad razor. I think I need a Naniwa 1000, then I should have the stones I need?
Thank you all for the help, much appreciated:)