Thread: Barber Hone

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Now all I have to do is make it all happen and Mr. Pocket book says; NO!

Stoopid Mr. Pocket book!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

How did you cut the hones David?

Actually... with a freaking box cutter lol. After I glued the dmt's on, I sanded the stones to size.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I've been thinking about cutting down a Norton 4/8 into barber hone size, it would be taller and heavier but would be nice for traveling 'just in case'. I have a friend who is a rock hound and I'm pretty sure she could cut it to size as I've seen many of her stones which are larger than the 4/8 cut. I think it's some kind of a diamond edged saw that runs with water for lubrication and cooling.

Now all I have to do is make it all happen and Mr. Pocket book says; NO!

Taller and heavier is good if you are going to place them on a table to hone. I rather like palm honing, so thinner works fine for me.

You need to take some time and be honest with yourself before you make it. How you use it will be the most important factor. If you can't palm hone, you'll need taller. That or something to rase it up a bit.

Note too that you can just as easily glue a thinner rock to a piece of brass which you can easily pick up at a hardware store rather than a DMT.

Originally Posted by Chevhead

Stoopid Mr. Pocket book!

Sorry but it isn't Mr. Pocket Book being Stoopid, It's Mr. Cudarunner being stupid by being overly generous thus making Mr. Pocket Book need to revolt!

I picked up a tile saw/water cooled at Lowes for 50 bucks, comes with 2 diamond blades, its worked freat for last 5 years