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I assumed prior to purchasing my Shapton ceramic stones and at that point only seeing pictures, that the honing surface was the glass surface. In my mind, I assumed you'd hone on the side that...

I agree that your D8C should not be a factor or have contributed in some negative way to what you're experiencing. I don't see how the D8C could have screwed up your Shaptons since they're solid...

This flatness argument, especially the DMT vs. Shapton GDLP has been around for some time. My opinion is summation is:

There is absolutely no direct SHAVING advantage from the Shapton stones...

Ah ha! So Howard's been bit by the Shapton bug as well. As Christian (Kaptain Zero) says...resistance to Shaptons IS futile!



What Howard means is the Shapton GDLP lapping plate is .001mm...