Norton Flattening Stone Instructions. It eliminates the dish that develops in waterstones. Norton sharpening stones combine craftsmanship with the latest abrasive technology to produce a truly superior sharpening stone. Norton waterstones waterstones are synthetic stones designed to be softer than oil stones.
Norton water stones go through a strict quality control process that ensures consistent granule size and leads to predictable performance from each stone.
The coarse grit silicon carbide cuts quickly while the diagonal grooves provide channels for removing material during the flattening process. Use plenty of water during the flattening. We also stock some giant naniwa flattening stones. Norton sharpening stones combine craftsmanship with the latest abrasive technology to produce a truly superior sharpening stone. I then flatten my 800x grit on my 200x next effort worked much better: Norton al oxide combination stone 11.5 in x 2.5 in. Water creates the lubrication that allows the pasty abrasive slurry to sharpen the tool and keeps the swarf waste from imbedding itself in the stone. I use norton waterstones and recently got their new dressing stone to help keep the various grades of sharpening stones flat.
