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You have no idea. It ALWAYS drives em crazy if I have something and am not using it. Repurposing is a passion of mine :P

Because it fits my situation to put it plainly. I prefer narrow hones. I had a 220/1k Norton as my bevel setter and I don't use the 220 side. So, why not use the220 side as a lapping stone, ...

The one I made into a lapper is a 1/4 inch wider then the other hones, and is also a dedicated lapper. The other side of it is 1000grit and still flat so is usable as a bevel setter still.
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So honed 2 razors last night. The hones worked great, but they worked great before. The size was exactly as I suspected and exactly what I wanted.

Oh and as far as the finger cutting goes, I...

Very good point. As I was one of the casualties of that breadknifing threads. :)

I just wanted it to be clear that it worked out really well for me, and that I saw some advantages to having...

So here is my thinking. Please realize I do not claim to be an expert, nor have I ever done so.

With a smiling or warped razor I tend to use the edge of the hone more since it won't sit flat on...

The reason I like narrow hones is the size and for honing warped and smiling razor. But also I just prefer the size as I have a narrow 12k chinese.

As far as usability goes there's not much...

So there was a thread about a year ago about cutting Norton hones in half with a hacksaw that had caught my interest as I like the idea of narrower hones, and having twice the hones to work with.
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