All this talk lately about people experimenting with all kinds of stuff to hone their razors.

When I did that shaving brainbuster about the 3 pigs there was the one who picked up a rock in his yard and used it to hone and I thought I was kidding but there was a post from a guy at B&B who did exactly that.

Has everyone gone crazy?

You know I have a fair sized chunk of Beryl which is perfectly shaped to use as a hone. Its around 7.5- 8 on the mohs scale, its what emerald is (Beryllium aluminum silicate). I think I'm going to lap that puppy and try it out. I guess I've gone crazy too.