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Talking about dead flat stones.

Even if you could lap a stone dead flat, how long would it stay that way and would it matter? After the first lap, it is no-longer “Dead Flat”.

I don’t think...

They are certainly flat enough to lap stones for razors, Dead flat is a myth.

Yup, no one recommends lapping Arks with diamond plates. You will need lose silicon carbide grit to lap an Ark.

8 inch plates are not that much more, look at the 400/1000 grit plate from Chef Knives to Go at $35 if money is an issue.

This plate is just as good as my DMTs. And the 1k side comes in very...

Yes, but first, a hone does not have to be perfectly flat to hone a razor, just smooth.

You could lap sections at a time,(the high spots), then lap to blend the sections. If you grid the stone...