Thread: The C-Nat-athon

Question: the c12k stone I have is narrower by 1/3 than any of the stones I've seen above. Will that cause me a problem? Keep in mind I'm nowhere near ready to use it...

Originally Posted by U2Bono269

Question: the c12k stone I have is narrower by 1/3 than any of the stones I've seen above. Will that cause me a problem? Keep in mind I'm nowhere near ready to use it...

The size of a stone doesn't matter as long as it's flat and level.

Could you standardize the process by asking that everyone finish on an 8k stone before going to the C12K?

Originally Posted by justalex

Could you standardize the process by asking that everyone finish on an 8k stone before going to the C12K?

Originally Posted by myersn024

Don't you think it would be a good idea to standardize the pre-c12k progression? That way everyone's results are truly comparable?

Originally Posted by xMackx

Yes I thought of that, I was going to make one of the rules being you had to use a Norton 4k/8k as the progression towards the C-nat but I figured less people would join.

If you can I would like everyone to use the Norton 4k/8k as the progression towards finishing with a C-Nat, but as long as everyone finishes with a complete C-Nat edge the results will still be informational.

So if you can try to use the Norton 4k/8k as your progression, but if you can't it won't exclude anyone.

i'm in ! will post sometime next week working long hours this week

This is my gear I'll post a progression here after awhile

Originally Posted by xMackx

I have found that polishing the surface of my C-nat made it much smoother.

How do you, [or anyone else!] lap and polish these?

Tim

Originally Posted by Tylerbrycen

This is my gear I'll post a progression here after awhile

Where do you use bread in your grit progression? Does white or wheat make a difference?

Originally Posted by HNSB

Where do you use bread in your grit progression? Does white or wheat make a difference?

I have noticed that loading up with carbs before a marathon honing session works very well!

Originally Posted by 32t

How do you, [or anyone else!] lap and polish these?

Tim

Take a pencil and draw a grid pattern on the side you want to lap/flatten. Then lay some sand paper on a flat surface, 225 grit seemed to be the best for getting it done faster for me without scratching it up too much. When the pencil grid pattern is completely gone you know it's flat and level. Then to polish the surface you can do the same with 600 grit or 1000, then I use the slurry stone (thats the same as my c-nat) to polish it up and make a slurry at the same time.