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I only use the flattening stone for initial flattening, not for bevels/radii or for later flattening.

To round the edges I use 220 wet/dry paper on a flat surface, the Woodcraft granite surface...

Yul.,
Exactly, instead of a small 1/8" bevel I polish a small radius on the dge of the stone, maybe 1/8" wide. This way there are no sharp edges at all. The surface of the stone is lapped flat and...

I agree the DMT is probably a far better tool to use but I wanted a quick fix. I have enough Hunsruecks comeing I'll probably go for a DMT from Howard. I think he uses them on his belgians before...

FWIW

Woodcraft is 1 mile from my house and $23.95 Ha! <g>

Tony

While neat beveled edges protect the stone from chipping they do little to help the razor from chipping. I always make a nice small radius on the edge of all my stones. This protects both razor and...

I like the flattening stone myself. Woodcraft has them at $23.95 this month so I grabbed on. It makes quick work of the initial flattening then I gfollow up with fine wet/dry paper. It removes a lot...