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Thanks! I ordered the Chinese 12K with the Nortone Lapping stone. When it arrives, my hone set will consist of DMT8EE, Chinese12K, and Norton lapping stone, and the Smith Trihone, which I don't thing...

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Do Shapton stones have to be lapped? I noticed the Shapton lapping systems are high dollar.

At present, all I have (other than the ubiquitous Smith Tri-Hone) is the D8EE. I think I'll make the next one the Shapton 16.

Lots of good, informed information there. It will be over the course of the next month collecting these stones. For some reason, instead of using this forum, I ordered the DMT 8k, then posted the...

After reading all the beginner stuff about honing, I decided on going mostly DMT because of the ease of use. My thought process was using DMT to set, sharpen, and begin polishing, then finish it off...

Please forgive me if this has been covered...ad nauseum. I wannt to build my set of hones for basic all-around use from restoration to edge maintenance off of a DMT 8000. I am thinking:
DMT 300 for...