Thread: Delving Into Honing: Which Pastes to Start?

Ooh. That's a bummer. Maybe I'll go with the D6E then...
Man, that really stinks. Do you think the D6C would be large enough to lap, say a 8x2x1 chinese 12k?

Lapping on glass is actually probably the easiest way to lap... just not convenient as it requires some setup. But if you have plenty of grit or sandpaper, you have a nice BIG surface that can easily be flushed, that means faster lapping. And you aren't stuck at 300grit (or whatever DMT you would be using). Try with a 220 piece of wet/dry... taking too long? Grab a 90 piece. You can always get it flat THEN go back to the 220.

Personally I'd buy a DMT coarse if you needed to lap a lot of stuff, but 1-3 stones, and then probably never again? I'd just do glass + paper.
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I like the larger D8XX or D8C for lapping. If you just need to lap the C12k, a granite or marble tile (~$5) from Lowe's or Home Depot and some wet/dry paper is good.

The D8XX or D8C make sense if you will do a lot of lapping over the long term.

Yup, I probably won't be doing much lapping, so I think I'll just grab the D6E for sharpening kitchen knives, then grab a king 4k and chinese 12k eventually.

So for lapping with glass or tile, do I just throw some sandpaper between the two and rub 'em good until they pass the pencil-grid test? If there's an FAQ or how-to on that, could someone please point the way?

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