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I would never try it myself, and if there were a high chance of it cracking or it being quite delicate and likely to fragment; I would not do it. I have never cut a coticule, but if it could be done...

Firstly, a four inch hone is far wider than any razors edge, they aren't often much greater than 3 inches. He could cut it in two, sell one and still have a better hone than before!

Second, many...

I think you're a little confused - the homogenous hones are in no way better or worse functionally. It depends on the garnet content in the hone and the composition of fossilised binding particles. ...

I own a DMT 325 as a lapping plate, to lap all my hones with. It also is highly effective to sharpen, before honing, but only really with a nicked edge. An 800 King is my main artificial bevel...

Lovely looking stone you've purchased. IMHO the imperfections are highly desirable, and to me, far more desirable aesthetically than a consistently coloured one (ceteris paribus in terms of garnet...