Barber Hone

[rutts]

where do you guys think would be the best place to get a barber hone or polishing stone? without dropping loads of cash?

[michiganlover]

You could try here:

http://www.whippeddog.com/-Barbers-Hones/

Alternatively, you could buy a Chinese 12K (for $24 shipped) here:

Chinese 12K @ Open Razor on Ebay. (http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Chinese-Water-Hone-Waterstone-Straight-Razor-/360211940224?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53de4e0380)

[rutts]

great links much appreciated!

[Proinsias]

The C12k is nice for the price. I bought one from that seller a few months ago. It arrived lapped and with a slurry stone. I find the slurry stone makes a big difference.

I bought a few stones from someone clearing out their shaveden so now I've got a big one as a finishing hone and a little one in the bathroom for touch ups.

I've only started honing recently. I'm trying to stick to stones. But when things aren't going well diamond pastes and cro ox save the day.

[Slash McCoy]

Oh yeah... good price for the 12k! If I were home I would get one or maybe more than ne.

[Kees]

You could try here:

http://www.whippeddog.com/-Barbers-Hones/

Alternatively, you could buy a Chinese 12K (for $24 shipped) here:

Chinese 12K @ Open Razor on Ebay. (http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Chinese-Water-Hone-Waterstone-Straight-Razor-/360211940224?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53de4e0380)


1st link takes you to barber hones for DE blades. You can get decent NOS barber hones on ebay almost all the time.

[michiganlover]

1st link takes you to barber hones for DE blades. You can get decent NOS barber hones on ebay almost all the time.

Yes, I am aware that those are technically hones designed for DE blades. One side of the hone has a curve in it for honing DE blades, the other side is flat.

I see no reason why the flat side can't be use to hone a straight razor; that is what Larry intends as well. :tongue_sm

[Kees]

Yes, I am aware that those are technically hones designed for DE blades. One side of the hone has a curve in it for honing DE blades, the other side is flat.

I see no reason why the flat side can't be use to hone a straight razor; that is what Larry intends as well. :tongue_sm

They are usually very small. The other side may need lapping, barber hones are buggers to lap.

[michiganlover]

They are usually very small. The other side may need lapping, barber hones are buggers to lap.

Larry Andro (owner of Whippeddog) laps all of his Barber Hones prior to sale. :thumbup1::thumbup1:

[LarryAndro]

1st link [www.WhippedDog.com] takes you to barber hones for DE blades. ...

It's all the same. Hones for double-edge razor blades are flat on one side, and concave on the other. The concave side is for DE blade sharpening. These hones are perfectly fine for straight razors. Hone on the flat side, and ignore the concave side.

A more traditional barbers hone is flat on both sides, and both sides are usually the same grit. And, typically you will hone on one side just out of habit, and not use the other side.

You can see why I say that there isn't much difference in actuality between these type hones.

[Sorry for this reply, MichiganLover! You beat me to the point, and I didn't notice the latest responses until I had posted.)

[rutts]

wow thanks for the info guys

[r0ckrat]

GSSixgun was selling lapped barber hones a while back, for really reasonable prices. Is he still doing so?

[taffy]

Its hard here in the uk to pick these up, i turned to e bay usa, got a mint, maybe even nos, a few months ago, boxed, never used, no chips etc, with shiping, cheaper than any i have seen on e bay uk, you guys are lucky:001_rolle

[LarryAndro]

Its hard here in the uk to pick these up, i turned to e bay usa, got a mint, maybe even nos, a few months ago, boxed, never used, no chips etc, with shiping, cheaper than any i have seen on e bay uk, you guys are lucky:001_rolle

I am really surprised. I would think that barbers hones were used as much in the past in the UK as in the US.