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Just came back last nite.
Glad to see that you have followed thru with the tedious lapping and that your edges have improved. :)
You have been given correct advice by Wolfpack34. Utopian called...

I just called a friend with a lot of experience with the Carborundum hones, Utopian.
he feels that they are solid all the way through so it would be safe to lap it. He made a distinction between the...

May I suggest you start a new thread and try for some pics without the shadow in the middle of the hone?

IMHO the carborundum hones are of uniform grit all the way thru. There is no danger in...

Good idea, that can work.

When you lap it develops a slurry composed of the binder & abrasives in the hone. That is called "swarf". If the swarf becomes to thick it starts to abrade the soft Nickel that the diamonds are...

When you do lap it be sure to use a lot of water on the hone and rinse the swarf off very frequently. You don't want to destroy that DMT 325.

After you have used the 325 then move up the grit...