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Thank you for all the useful information. That is actually how I was thinking of breaking in my DMT I only payed $16.00 for the norton lapping stone so I'm good if all I ever use it for is smoothing...

Alright I picked up my stones at a woodworking supply. I got the Norton set plus a DMT 8C. Pretty soon here im gonna lap the stones for the first time. Any recommendations on lapping them right?

Im gonna go ahead and look into that. The DMT plate isn't Rediculously expensive.

I do want to get a hanging strop for daily use as well. I want to use the modular just like you said for pastes and sprays. My neighbor is a carpenter and he said he could make me a four sided paddle...

What would be a good way to lap the lapping stone.

So after a few days of research I have come up with what I think is a good combination of hones and strop to begin with. I have looked online and found that Norton sells a set of 3 stones, a 220/1000...