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Antique French Ivory Straight Razor Hone Strop Kit - eBay (item 200347208056 end time May-28-09 18:28:17 PDT)
the hone needs to be lapped badly.. im hoping this is a good deal. it comes with a boker straight blade in fair condition. im hopin i can fix it some how. anyway it was only $29 bucks..
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ps.. this is my first straight blade
congratulations on the acquisition! now go buy a pro-honed blade off the classifieds so you have an accurate idea of what kind of a shave you're looking out for.
that is the plan.. this is basicly just to practice on.
What is laping?
Lapping a stone is using some abrasive (a coarser hone like a DMT or wet/dry sandpaper laid on flat glass are two of the usual choices) to flatten a hone. A stone that is lapped has flat surfaces.