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Because of the PITA lapping I started doing two at a time some of the time. I was thinking about guys who do honing for hire the other day. Those who have multiple razors to hone like Lynn and like...

I hone standing up directly in front of the kitchen sink with the lapping plate sitting under the faucet ready to go. Refreshing the stone is quick and easy. When I'm removing swarf I just do a...

My 5k shows swarf relatively quickly while my 3k doesn't load up near as fast. I don't know how to account for that. I haven't encountered that roughness issue that you describe but I lap the swarf...

I don't know. I have thought about that but I haven't checked with a grid and a plate. Some things are better left unknown. :hmmm: All I know is that the feel of the razor on the freshly lapped stone...

Dunno, but I think it softens the binder some and makes it easier. Less wear on the plate too if that is the correct interpretation.

First of all I am rather anal about flattening my hones. I hone at the kitchen sink and start out with a DMTXX in a stone holder in the sink to support my Shapton GDLP. I'm too cheap to buy the...