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If you could only have one hone, what would it be? I keep hearing about barber hones, and how quick they are to use.
Also, this hone would only be for regular use, not for restoring a totally dull razor. I am just trying to get ideas of when that time comes to purchase a hone. Thank you.
well i guess a coticule.
One hone? Just for 'touch-ups' ....?
My 'Barbers Gem' blue-green Escher. It will be buried with me when I cross the final barrier...'nuff said!
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If you can throw in some naguras, my ozaki suita.
If I had to choose only one, I would keep my hard black Arkansas stone.
+1 ...If (IF!) Naguras can be included then any fine finishing JNAT will be all you ever need to repair, bevel set, and finish the edge.Quote:
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Yellow-green thuringian - for sure!
If I could only have one hone I would commit Seppuku ......... with rusty W&B ....... :gaah: ....... :tameshigiri:
My first re hone gets to go see Lynn at SRD,I got a free hone certificate with my purchase.
So I figure I have a lot of time before I actually need to buy a hone. I wished there was one magical hone,but by the looks of this discussion there are many. I value all your opinions, so keep it coming:beer1:
If I could only have one hone it would be one of my barber hones, all my edges are sharp, I just need to maintain them.
My Nakayama Maruka Kiita, if Naguras were allowed to accompany it.
If not, then I'd go with my Norton razor hone
The basics would be a Norton 4/8 or a Naniwa 3/8. Personally a good coticule/bbw combo capable of finishing would be my pick. Should be able to do anything you need to do
fox 44 hone
A good quality Jnat with Nagura's
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I only have one! Chinese Guangxi natural. Cost effective, slow (good for learning), and so far it has worked great!
my finest Charley Forrest ofcourse
Franz swaty hone, just to do touch ups forever.
I've just begun to go down the rabbit hole of jnats, but i'm loving my Ozuku Asagi right now, it refreshes not-so-shave-ready-anymore blades in my rotation with a tomonagura as well as it polishes on a full hone progression coming off a bevel-set. and its small enough to take traveling if I chose to. that would be my pick.
I would take my Fernsler Ruby Hone with me...or the 12k chinese...both are awesome stones
Oh yes the fenslers ruby hone is a favorite synthetic, amongst others as Lakeside, ITSAPEACH, southern queen, and some PIKES
+1...The Fenslers barber Ruby Hone, IS an OUTSTANDING hone, and you can sometimes find them for a reasonable price.Quote:
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Great ones !!
@Wolfpack: could you post a pic of the complete instruction...i would appreciate it...
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anybody knows about the Venus, it looks like it could be a comparable composition....it has a black side and a brown side
Personal favorites?
Super hard, almost glass like 6x2 la Dressante with a hybrid Les Latneuses slurry stone. Wide range cutter, cuts any steel. Tried many hones but none beat this combination for me. Pretty sure slurry stones count right?
Would have to be my boker/jemico slate hone. Have done pretty much everything with this hone.
There can only be one, the Highlander Connor MacLeod hone.
Charlie
I think everyone should upload some pictures of their stones.
It would have to be the one I don't have yet.
Following this request , and as others like (Wolfpack34, hatzicho) to bring their thuringians / eschers....i added a picture of my Barbers DelightQuote:
I think everyone should upload some pictures of their stones.
http://up.picr.de/16302907sm.jpg
My small british and french friends
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/804/fh6h.jpg
My big germans are well hidden for the moment
show us the germans, we would like to see them Mr. Frameback :-) :popcorn:
