I always hold my hones in my hand and that 8X3 norton was killing my arm:scared: So I cut it into 3 chunks, a 2X8', a 1X6 and a 1X2 slurry. For some reason, I am getting a lot better results with the smaller width. I think it might be that some blades don't sit perfectly flat across a 3 inch hone, but do on a 2 or 1 inch. Regardless, it has helped me out a lot. I used a hacksaw and went through 4 blades to cut through it
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I almost would say I reccomend doing this, but there is some danger involved and of course you can't undo it. Once you use a 2.5-3 inch wide stone for long enough and go back to a 2 incher, the difference is profound. It is so much more managable.

I almost would say I reccomend doing this, but there is some danger involved and of course you can't undo it. Once you use a 2.5-3 inch wide stone for long enough and go back to a 2 incher, the difference is profound. It is so much more managable.