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Carborundum ID please
Picked up this Carborundum hone at a flea market today. Unfortunately the top of the box was missing. I'm wondering if any of the experts can ID it and give me an idea of the grit rating. I realize it will probably be impossible.....but..... It is 8" X 2" X 1"
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It's an Carborundum IC8,,,,,,,
"Crystolon/India combination benchstones have fast-sharpening, medium
grit silicon carbide (Crystolon) and fine aluminum oxide (India) abrasive
surfaces for keen, long-lasting edges. Crystolon side is dark gray in color,
India side is orange." from Carborundum catalog 2008
medium/fine,,,,,, 240ish & 600ish,,,,
Not a razor hone, but a nice hone, never the less, for other edged tools,,,,
*****Grit data changed to similar Norton Specs.**************
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Understand that that hone is vintage & the colors are not as vibrant as you might expect,,,,,
The more modern Carborundum crystolon / Indias look a lot sharper,,,,
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45 minutes, BAM! answer appears. Thank you so much.
Would the India side be appropriate for breadknifing or still to coarse for that?
Just bought the Norton 220/1000 4K/8K hone package. But don't want to mess them up breadknifing. Bought this one thinking it might be utilized for that.
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Short answer,,, you could,,,
But,,,,,,,,
Is breadknifing the best option for your razor? Many consider breadknifing the last option & many consider it NO option at all.
If your razor has edge problems, then post a pic of it & guys will give you other, better, options to fix it.