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I agree Randy,
In fact I took the back edge of a knife blade and gently worked the sharp edge down a little on my Norton. I thought I was the only one that did that to hones :lol: due to some...

Yes,
But most of the better hones Ive seen run 5"-6" so trimming an inch or even a half inch wouldnt be that problematic.
Even at 2" wide, trimming a half inch off just to save a favorite hone...

I dont know if this is a good thread to ask this in or not.. but since David mentioned the chipped hones:
Has anyone tryed to re-cut a chipped/broken hone ?
It would seem like you might be able to...