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I just lapped the stone to 90x, to see what it would be like. I found a neglected knife at my parent's place (a Henckels stainless steel santoku), and tried it out on the washita. The knife was...

I lapped one side flat last night, it took almost two hours. I’m not sure I’ll get around to flattening the other side, we’ll see.

Question: how high up the grits should I go with this stone? With...

yeah, it doesn't smell so nice.

I'll lap it and see how it goes!

Thanks for all the guidance, everybody! I can't wait to actually use this thing.

Exactly how I feel.

Ok! I’ll soak it some more.

Would it hurt it to lap it before it was finished de-gunking?

All cleaned up!

I don't know if this is normal, or if it can be seen in this photo, but the stone is very purple.

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I was pulling the stone out of the box, and one side and one end basically disintegrated. Definitely rotten. It's too bad, it was a nice box! Anyways, the stone was really stubborn coming out, and it...

I soaked it in oven cleaner, which revealed that there was way more gunk than I thought. I managed to get most of it off, but removed the box varnish in the process. During the process it started to...

Thanks! I'll try with my peening hammer.

We don't usually have oven cleaner in the house (we use a baking soda paste & vinegar), any other suggestions for gunk removal that won't damage the box? I...

I remember reading about how to get a stone out of a box without damaging them, but I can’t seem to find anything now. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears!

yes, it did! Sorry for the bad lighting, it's starting to get dark.

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I bought a washita! I spent more than I should have, but it's just impossible to go around to flea markets and thrift stores these days. It will need a good lapping, and there's some gunk on there...