Arkansas Razor Hone: Bowman Beauty & Barber Supply good or bad i just bought one
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Arkansas Razor Hone: Bowman Beauty & Barber Supply good or bad i just bought one
I guess you'll find out.
If you already bought it you don't want to hear my opinion.
i would really like to know how bad i screwed up
No worse than $20.95+shippingQuote:
Originally Posted by metalhead
Does it say 'punjab' on the side? As in pakistan? :thinking:
Where are zeepk razors made? :thinking: :shrug:
I'd have gone with a norton.....
no clue yet i ordered it. yea i know that the first dumb mistake. but my budget is real tight right now and all of the hones i have for my knives are to rough the finest i have is 1000grit and that will not work. i would muck rather have the norton. just hoping that thing will do until i can get what i really wannt.
has anyone in here ever owned or used one of these before?
no but you can get a decent barbers hone for 15 to 25 dollars
If it is actually a pair of Arkansas stones glued together, the price isn't out of line, but it would be a hard white bonded to a soft arkansas as they can be grey.
The hard white is roughly 1200 grit and won't cuts very slowly. There may be guys who have put a shaving edge on a razor with one of these, but i don't know any, and though the edge would cut hair it wouldn't be comfortable at all.
The soft Arkansas is rougher and only suitable for rough sharpening knives.
I use this combination on many of my knives, the grey to give an edge and the white to finish it, but its just way to rough for razors.
I've got a couple of links to budjet stones, I'll find and post.
A different way to sharpen for those on a budget:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...de-review.html
It has difficulties though
Here are the cheapest stones I know of that work for razors:
Waterstone Slip Stones 4 x 2 x 1/2 x 1/8 at Tools for Working Wood
You want a 4000 grit and an 8000 grit. These take about 4x as many strokes as the Norton to sharpen an edge but the do work well.
Send it back and get a barber hone. You won't be doing any major edge repair with that but it will maintain a razor with no trouble.
thank all of you i managed to get the order canceled before it was sent out i appreciate your help