Picked this one up for $2.00. It was grayish black but after lapping turned a redish brown that you can see below. It says "King Barber" on it. The color change was really odd to me but perhaps this is normal. Any thoughts?
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Picked this one up for $2.00. It was grayish black but after lapping turned a redish brown that you can see below. It says "King Barber" on it. The color change was really odd to me but perhaps this is normal. Any thoughts?
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Barber hone is as barber hone does. Drag some steel over it and let us know.
Duly noted. I am going to have to experiment a little. I was curious if the color change was indicative of a type of stone or synthetic. I'll give it a whirl. It seems courser to the touch than some others I have seen. We shall see.Quote:
Originally Posted by WadePatton
I have about 10 barber hones ATM. Make sure to smooth the lapped hone back out with some 1.5K or so. I find a little lather or just water is all in needs. Off hand I don't think I have seen a reveiw/opinion on where a "King Barber" hone falls in the honing progression.
