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Ah! but I have a Clauss USMC thats frowning and needs a good touch up or possibly a bevel set. Wouldn't the wider stone be helpful for the frown?

Again I'll ask at the risk of sounding dense.

Why is a wide stone not as good as a narrower one? If I'm dragging a razors edge across a stone that is as wide or wider than the stone...doesn't...

Agreed, those stones have more character in their look, but are you telling me they will hone 100% as good as a homogeneous stone?

A. I'm sooo jealous!!! And it looks totally homogeneous...isn't that desirable?

B. Why don't you use the 9x4?

D. By using the narrower hone, don't you run the risk of getting an uneven hone...

"ceteris paribus", I figured I'd grow into it. Are you suggesting I get a DMT 325 to set bevels?

I have been posting "thanks" to those that I did not type a written response to.

I sent an email to BSS with pics of the stone to voice my dissatisfaction with the fact that I received a stone...

This is a "naturally bonded" stone, not a glued pair...that's why I sprang for $260, you don't see these too often.

I can live with the long salmon colored vein if you are telling me it has no consequence on the honing performance, but that black vein and the grinding blemishes are visually annoying. I'm really...

You nailed it, it's from Best Sharpening Stones, I believe in quality over quantity and thought this could be something of an heirloom if cared for well.

The stone just arrived shortly after...

Thanks!

What is the meaning of "GFL"

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Just ordered this 8"x3" coticule/BBW combo which will arrive in a...