Thread: Whipped Dog "Quarter Nortons"

Has anyone had any experience with those?
They are 220/1000, a 4000/8000 and a lapping stone (all nortons), all come from original Norton stones cut in 4.
The size of the honing stones is 1.5"x4".

It fits exactly in my budget, and is exactly the right price for me to buy without paying import charges...
Question is - is it too good to be true?

What do you mean to good to be true? They are what they are. Small hones, priced accordingly.

Norton are good quality stones, so if you can't afford the full size versions, these will work just fine.

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

Depends how often you plan on using them - more than occasional use and you may regret not saving more and buying the larger sizes. I'd be inclined to pick up a 4k/8k combo stone or there abouts if money was tight - the 4k can be used-at a push-to bevel set, although it will take longer than a 1k stone.

I can see the market that the quarter hones are aimed at - the occasional users who can offset the awkwardness of the size with the the discounted price.

Originally Posted by Haim

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

No, they'll be every bit as good but you will have to do more 'strokes/laps' with the razor. They aren't *that* small so they'll be perfectly useable but if you plan on honing razors often, you might want to consider the larger sizes.

That may look like a good deal, but in my opinion it is no such thing.
It will make honing that much harder, and it is hard enough without adding those tiny stones to the equation.
Save up and get some proper tools, these are all but useless to most anyone as far as I'm concerned.

Barbers hones were made for occasional touch ups and these are smaller than any barbers hone I have seen.

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.

Originally Posted by HunterHagan

What do you mean to good to be true? They are what they are. Small hones, priced accordingly.

Norton are good quality stones, so if you can't afford the full size versions, these will work just fine.

Nah!

Have fun

Not "too good to be true ..." it is what it is.

A smaller surface means many more strokes. More strokes, for a beginner at least, means more chances to make a "bad" stroke, and put you back to square one. IMHO. save your funds until you can afford a full size stone.