Solid abrasive article

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A HONING ELEMENT FOR A HONING TOOL HAVING A BODY PROVIDED WITH SLOTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF A PLURALITY OF SAID ELEMENTS AND AN ADJUSTING MEMBER FOR RADIALLY MOVING SAID ELEMENTS OUTWARDLY OF SAID BODY AND APPLYING A PRESSURE THERETO, SAID ELEMENT COMPRISING A BONDED ABRASIVE STICK OF SUBSTANTIAL LENGTH RELATIVE TO ITS WIDTH AND THICKNESS, SAID ABRASIVE STICK HAVING A FILL AGENT THEREIN PENETRATING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE BODY OF SAID ABRASIVE STICK, AND A RELATIVELY THIN LIQUID APPLIED COATING OF A RELATIVELY NON-ABRASIVE MATERIAL COVERING SAID ABRASIVE STICK ON CERTAIN OF ITS SURFACES BUT NOT COVERING ITS WORKING FACE, SAID COATING BEING CURABLE AT OR NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE AND OF SUCH CHARACTER AS TO WEAR WITH THE ABRASIVE STICK WHILE PROVIDING SUCH FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WALLS OF THE SLOTS IN THE TOOL BODY, WITHOUT ABRASION OF THE SLOT WALLS, AS TO FRICTIONALLY RETAIN SAID ELEMENTS ON THE TOOL BODY WITHIN THE SLOTS BUT PERMITTING THEM TO BE MOVED OUTWARDLY BY THE APPLICATION OF A POSITIVE FORCE BY THE ADJUSTING MEMBER.