These glass slabs are used to keep the balsa and basswood ‘strops’ flat and dimensionally stable. Gluing the wood to these glass slabs ensures that they will not curve, warp, or distort. A flat stropping surface is always best and these tiles are the best way to maximize your surface lapping efforts. 6.0 x 3.0 x 0.3” These plates also serve as a working surface to support lapping films.