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How is the Lithide working out for you, guys?
I have had mixed results. Hollow Puma, Taylor, WKC - nice and easy. Others - especially framebacks and wedges - boy, it takes a while, and results are not as nice. Of course, it might be just that I am not able to hone the wedges well. But then people say framebacks hone as hollows - not in my experience, certainly not with the Lithide.
Cheers
Ivo
Id say Lithide is coarser than Norton 8000. For now, I've stopped experimenting with it...
Nenad
It sharpens my hollow Dovo brilliantly, but that's the only thing I've tested.
I just put the final touches on a 6/8 Goldedge on the lithide - seems to have worked great, but I haven't test shaved.
You shouldn't need anything more than the 4k/8k Norton to get those framebacks into great shape. I don't own a lithide, but it's gotten pretty mixed reviews. Pick up a shapton or one of those reddish-brown barber's hones off of ebay.
I didn't really like the results I got from it, so I'm using it on my kitchen knives now.
I find that the blade feels like it's a bit coarser than the 4K. I prefer my Honemaster or Cushion Strop barber hones over the lithide.
Wayne