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Mailing to LX would have to go to the States through military mail, then back to Europe. It's actually faster and a lot cheaper to keep it in the US postal system.

Thanks for the thought, though...

It's definitely NOT light!! About like shipping a brick (sans milk) :roflmao :w :roflmao @ Randy

Solingen made it back today, by the way.. I'll try it out tonight. With it back, I've got one...

Interesting info, Randy...thanks!

I have no clue as to the grade of my coticule, but I hardly think Howard would have knowingly sold me a bum hone.

I need to finish out my other Wapi on the low...

It doesn't make any sense to me either, Josh.

They don't have any sandpaper at the PX - I've looked. I radius the edges using the flattening stone every time I lap my hones (including the...

Another mini crash, I take it.

I've not tried your check for the blade being warped, but I will - thanks for mentioning it.

I went to slurry to try to get some improvement after none with plain...

Yellow coticule, that's correct. I remember Josh and others saying it cuts like a 6k with a heavy slurry. I figured I could possibly use it like that, but that's not been the case, unfortunately.
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Well, I gave up and went back to the 8k for the Boker - as before, I hit a plateau and wasn't able to get the edge any sharper on the coticule, whether with plain water or a slurry. Differences in...