Thread: Whipped Dog "Quarter Nortons"

Originally Posted by Haim

I thought that maybe due to their size they have a poor honing ability...

AFAIC they are paper weights. If you have good honing ability you no doubt got it practicing honing on full size stones. The average barber hone was 4 to 5 inches long. Razor hones are typically 5" and up. Better off saving the $ if you can't afford a 4x8 norton combo right now, until you can. If you ever decide this ain't your thing it will be a lot easier to sell a full size stone than a paper weight. Learning honing on one of those would be giving yourself a penalty. IMHO.