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I found this on Neil's site on a description of a Lyn Idwal hone:
Lyn Idwal Welsh Hone Stone / Oilstone

"In the literature available this stone is likened to a Charnley Forest hone, but harder....

I'll do that, sortof.

I lapped it on the DMT 8C / 325 plate and then for several minutes on some 600 grit paper. As I said above, the shave was great.

I plan on using the 1200 for the...

Easy guys, I wasn't using a 1200 plate. I'm using 1200 paper!

Sham, I agree: using the hone will eventually flatten it perfectly. And yes, lapping it finer will waste precious stone. But I only...

Yes, the Charnley arrived safely. The guy at the place with the things was right: this hone is enormous, and it's beautiful. I'll post some pictures a bit later.

But Stu and Jimmy, if you recall...

As some of you may be aware, I'm starting to lap the hones I've picked up over the past month. They've mostly been done with a DMT D8C and then some 600 grit wet/dry. They're flat, and as far as I...