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Absolutely true - the surface will be dead flat but those edges won't. I don;t have a reason but I do have theories which mean nothing. All I know is it's a fact.

BTW, no one has to agree with...

I don't have to search far for this, there's guys right in this very thread who have admitted to it - the OTB Naniwa guys. Just because people have delivered the message over and over doesn't mean...

Check your flattened stone by running your finger/thumb from the middle of the stone out and over the edge and you'll feel the high edges. When you sharpen a knife on a stone that hasn't been rounded...

How can you guys use a Naniwa SuperStone OTB with residual sticker glue on the surface?

I know first hand that these stones will act better when lapped a few times too. The Naniwa Choseras are...

Does everyone know that you need to lap/flatten a new hone right out of the box before use?

I've read a lot on razor forums where people use stones right out of the box without lapping them...