Honing

[Tylerbrycen]

Hello everyone, I'm new to honing and I bought set on eBay which I thought was a good deal and here is what I got. Norton 4000/8000, norton lapping stone, a Chinese 12k finisher, and finally a dmt sharpening card let me know what u guys think.

[Giant Kiwi]

Probably best to hang out here.........

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/forumdisplay.php/80-Hones-Honing

Sounds like a good set up though

[Crog]

THe norton flattening stone is known to be a problem. It may not be flat (!), it loses its flat over time flattening (or not) other hones.

[The Ambassador]

Hello everyone, I'm new to honing and I bought set on eBay which I thought was a good deal and here is what I got. Norton 4000/8000, norton lapping stone, a Chinese 12k finisher, and finally a dmt sharpening card let me know what u guys think.

This exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Tylerbrycen!

[blademen]

I prefer the dmt 325 duo

[Pkrankow]

That will get the job done.

Go to the local big box and get a 12 inch tile of polished stone (the cheapest one is probably fine, so $3us) and some wet/dry sandpaper so you can lap the flattening stone and hones flat. This will give you a good baseline. I typically lap on 250 grit, and take SOME stones higher (like my Cnat (your Chinese 12k), I went 400 after it was flat on 250) Many stones do not benefit from lapping to high grit, but others do.

Phil