I don't remember when I originally bought this 4-sided paddle strop & stone. I'm assuming that the stone is slate? Can it/should it be lapped with a Norton flattening stone? Approximate grit range?
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Lap on w/d sandpaper with final grit 600-1k range. Cant comment on the stone, might be easier once lapped.
Slate, yes. I've had a number of them. The stone varies quite a bit. I don't think they cared much about consistency on them since they were typically on 4 sided paddles, so you'd be following the slate with 3 levels of pastes.
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Iirc, the paste was so dry that it felt like different colored leather instead of paste. I'm tempted to buy, re-apply, the past and use it. I was worried about lapping the slate and damaging it; I'd love to use it.
They're thin and very soft, shouldn't take much to lap flat. If you're really worried about the leather, may be able to slip a razor blade under the stone and slice it loose then lap and reattach.
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I'm not too worried about the leather, but definitely don't want to damaage to the slate (or my Norton Flattening Stone).
I've never used a Norton flattening stone, but a DMT or wet/dry on a flat surface shouldn't damage the slate.
It's against the rules to price-check things.
It's a barber's synthetic by American Hone Co. They're generally low in value with a few notable exceptions (Frictionite 00, Norton Razor Hone, Lakeside, Panama) that are either desirable to competitive lumberjacks (Norton, Frictionite) or have an unusually high reputation with other sharpening communities (Lakeside, Panama).
It's a barber's synthetic by American Hone Co. They're generally low in value with a few notable exceptions (Frictionite 00, Norton Razor Hone, Lakeside, Panama) that are either desirable to competitive lumberjacks (Norton, Frictionite) or have an unusually high reputation with other sharpening communities (Lakeside, Panama).
