Thread: Can someone identify this hone?

I have never see a barber hone like this. I think I know what it is, but I'm. not sure. Is it BBW/coticule?

The two pieces appear to be glued together, and it is really small even compared to my other barber hone. Maybe 2 inches by 4 inches.

Hmm. Man-made one side, Coti on the other?

Just an opinion -- that's a heckuva find. The man-made Carborundum razor hones are excellent and well-respected. Add a coti to it -- sweet. I've never seen that hone before, nice find.

Originally Posted by stimpy52

Just an opinion -- that's a heckuva find. The man-made Carborundum razor hones are excellent and well-respected. Add a coti to it -- sweet. I've never seen that hone before, nice find.

For 18 bucks I was willing to gamble. It was on a shelf at an antique mall next to some way overpriced honed out blades. This was very inexpensive in comparison to the crazy prices for junker blades.

In all honesty, I have never honed with anything natural so I have no clue on even how to use this thing.

Originally Posted by rbaker2778

In all honesty, I have never honed with anything natural so I have no clue on even how to use this thing.

There are plenty of tutorials and vids so take a looksee and you'll get the hang of it in no time. Assuming you've been practiced on synthetics the muscle memory is the same. Try the yellow side with a bit of water and a razor already at the 8k level and see if the edge is improved. You might also try it with some light slurry to speed it up a bit.

Without wanting to hijack the post I picked up a similar little carborundum hone this week in perfect condition it really feels silky smooth must be easily 8K + the size 1 1/2 inches by 4 inches, and best of all I paid nothing for it.

Interesting. It is labeled Belgian combination hone not that it means much. I will have to show it to some veterans in my area and see if anyone can pinpoint exactly what it is.

Just lapped this hone with my DMT 325. Gray side is very hard and course but created a milky gray slurry. White side was very quiet and slurries milky white. Time to give it a whirl and see what it does.