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That's encouraging. I'd like to try both glass and pro series once the cash becomes more readily available.

Thanks. I got used to lapping the much softer Norton, so this one came as a bit of a shocker on my poor 1k lol.

Lynn, what about Shaptons? I've heard that they cut as fast or faster and make an even finer edge. Have you played with those babies?

How did you lap your Lithide? I'm having some issues with getting mine nice and even on the 1k.

Well partially. Barbers still knew the relative grits of various stones, like which ones were coarse, medium or fine, their speeds of cutting and whatnot. We could even determine their grits with a...

Barber hones vary in grits and yes there are 4k and 8k equivalents. However, modern waterstones like Norton and Shapton have clearly marked grits, are faster cutters (larger surface area and more...