Hi. I'm a newbie to honing. I just received my first stone. It is a Shapton 12k. I purchased this stone because my NIB DOVO Master's is not shave ready so I decided to spend the money I would have spent sending the Razor away and just purchased my own finishing stone. So my question to those in the know. Do I need to LAP a NIB stone? I assume yes. I don't want to spend more money on a lapping plate. Can I build a cheap lapping plate with some Extra Fine 320 wet sandpaper (I have some new pieces in the garage) glued to a piece of flat glass or is there some other 100% flat surface I can use?. I've watched a few honing vids on Youtube and feel confident I can get this Razor shave ready with this finishing stone and a strop. Thanks for your help.
