Quote Originally Posted by RedGladiator View Post
You guys are all awesome I was very tentative about posting this as I knew it was a YMMV thing but I'm glad I did now lol

What is a barber's hone? A finishing stone?

My local barber said he would give me his straight razor, his strop and stone. He said the blade is 50 over 50 years old but in good condition. I'm not holding my breath on the quality of these and will probably stilll buy new ones.
i would think they would be ok, bear in mind they were tools of his trade, that would see a lot of service, so why would he buy poor quality or not look after his equipment?
Barber hones are a touch up hone basically.