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I think so. Since I'm lapping on a flat surface, there is some build up on the sand paper. I'm gonna try again paying a lot of attention to where I place pressure to avoid unevenness in my lapping...

It's either that, or that it's dished. One of the two and it really is kinda hard to tell.
With my hands, it feels as though it's what you're saying. When checking my grid and my results now, it's...

600 grit sandpaper on a flat faux wood counter. I've successfully lapped one other hone and tested to see if it was flat by putting it up against another flat object and looking for any light in...

I've been having an issue with lapping this Escher and wanted to know what you guys think before I lap further.
I've noticed that the ends on this hone seem to be lower than the middle. The middle...

Sooo satisfying. This was the first weekend ever in my life that I've really scored big outside of ebay on things I'm collecting. I got this Escher and 4 really nice straights (two 7/8 W&B, 6/8...

About 10 long by 1.5 wide by 1 thick in inches. Thanks ;)

I've been into wetshaving for about a year now (DE's) and I was really getting tired of not scoring anything HUGE at antique shops. I would see threads about coticules, nice brushes, amazing razors,...

Thank you for the tips. I've already lapped it with the pencil grid method, but it still hasn't gotten rid of all the pencil marks. Some large areas of the stone around the corners were a lot higher...

The only issue with the stone is that the scratches are pretty deep (in hone terms), so I'll have to lap it more than I would have wanted to.
My whole body was tingling when I saw it at the...

Hey,
I just found this Escher today and it suffices to say that I was pretty damn excited. I'm wondering, what type of Escher is this? It's greenish-grayish.
I don't know much about the different...