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Dave,

Yes, it was a gimmick originally, but as I and others have noted it does help keep hones clean when honing. FYI, the steel was not magnetic steel, there is no such thing. It was a normal...

Blueprinciple,

That's interesting, mine was slightly magnetic. Interesting thing is, I took a 1/32" nick out of it's edge (was there when I got it) and set the bevel on a belt sander (worn belt...

Jimmy,

I was really bevel setting and coarse honing, the stones used were both a fine grit silicon carbide Carborundum stone, a soft Arkasas, and 2,000 grit wet/dry sandpaper stuck to the...

Hi all,

While honing the Griffon "Carbo Magnetic" straight I bought, I noticed something interesting. While I was honing, by the time where my carbon steel Sodbuster pocket knife loads up the...