Not lapping it up

Okay, so I wanted a short whinge about the Veritas Lapping Plate. Why? I hear you ask. Does it not work? Dunno! But it isn't what I wanted it to be! *pause to stamp foot and tantrum like a toddler* I was hoping LV were going to take pity on us diamond paste users and divvy up a handy machined plate in cast iron, not a metal brick with a pattern on it like the bottom of a pair of Reeboks. Silicon carbide abrasive grit, forsooth? That's just a rehash of the Japanese technique, innit? Do I look like I wear a kimono and eat sushi?! *kicks wastepaper basket* In short, I'm very disappointed and irrationally fed up with LV in consequence.

That's it. That's what I wanted to say. You may move on...