Thread: Scottish Hones on ebay

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Don't forget a report about that yellow side of your combo!?
M

I'll give a report. Really though, thanks for alerting us to this. My HAD requires that I have the other 2 of the 5 known Scottish stones now.

Chris L

Ah! So I've managed to iritate your honitus?
There is a 7th !!
Sorry........

How do these Scottish hones compair to other hones? I'd be quite interested in getting hold of some in the future, so would be great to hear how good they are.

Steven

Chris: he is only protecting you from financial disaster!

Originally Posted by Chris L

Marcus, Marcus, Marcus. You know you're supposed to be my private informant when it comes to all things HAD related.

Chris L

As most interesting listings from the USA end in the middle of the night I always use an auction sniper. I can recommend Gixen: it is free, at 6 USD a year you can have Gixen mirror that snipes for you in case one server crashes.

Originally Posted by Garry

Dammit .. I've been trying to complete my set of scottish hones !!!! considering I live in Ayrshire as well .. I hardly check ebay these days for hones :-(

Originally Posted by nerobot

How do these Scottish hones compair to other hones? I'd be quite interested in getting hold of some in the future, so would be great to hear how good they are.

Steven

Steven, so far I can only comment on the rather beautiful Tam O' Shanter hone since that's the only one I currently own. It's a great stone to work with. I use mine with slurry as I believe most others do. I would definitely do a search about Tam O' Shanter or Tam on SRP. You'll read about how some have reported that it excels at working with razors that are prone to micro-chipping, etc. It's also known as Snakestone.

Chris L

I have a Tam & a Dalmore Blue. When I use that pair I start with the Blue which the general consensus finds to be the equivalent of the Norton 4k. I then go to the Tam with slurry and then the Tam without slurry.

Here is a quote from Joe Chandler in another post," In comparison to my natural stones, let me put it this way...I won't be getting rid of my Tam O' Shanters or Dalmores, coticule or Eschers...some razors respond better to the slower, softer cutting actions of these stones, and they remain a valuable part of my arsenal of honing stuff. Wackers, for instance, because they're so hard and "chippy" seem to love the TOS's. It cuts and hones without microchipping, which I had a lot of problems with on other, more agressive hones".