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For coarse work, you can also use a piece of 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper on a flat surface (I put it right over Norton 8k and go circular). For fine work a pasted paddle strop would be a better idea...

I use the 6x6.5cm one. Fairly tiny and not easy to work with but it was all I could afford. Gonna try playing with the lithide as well but my next finishing purchase will be a paddle strop from Tony...

Mark, thanks for the tip. Quite a few of us use Norton 4k/8k to quickly remove old corroded steel and establish a new edge on an antique blade. After that, we move onto a finer polishing stone that...

Don't worry Ed, you already got your 400 ;) Actually the site is a bit bugged this fine morning.

Lynn, that's a GREAT tip, especially for a psycho who spends hours upon hours on the hone (many of...