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I tried my best to get a good picture, but you can't tell anything about the razor from my picture. I lapped the plates with some wet/dry sandpaper, much better result. I have my smooth edge back. I...

I will get a DMT plate next, I just used the flattening stone because that's what I had currently. I did have the stones soaking before I lapped them. I'll try smoothing the surface with wet/dry...

It's mainly the Naniwa 12k, but all are that way some. I can see small linear abrasions, but it is mainly a piece of grit or two that I feel.

Maybe I overhoned the edge, since I started with an already finely honed edge. How do I start in repairing this problem?

I have only been using the hones a couple of weeks. The razor that I mentioned, I honed it when I got the new stones, and I was able to get a smoother edge before using the flattening stone. I kept...

The Norton flattening stone

I took it upon myself to flatten my new Norton 4000/8000 and my Naniwa 12k, and they turned out to be un-flat from the box. Now they're flat, but the surfaces are rough and almost gritty. I cleaned...