Thread: Barbers hone as a slurry stone for slow cutting natural?

Ok so I found a barbers hone really cheap but it needed some work and a lot of lapping so ive been using it as a slurry stone on my 1k ice bear. It builds a great slurry and in turn also laps the barbers hone. My question is, can I use the barbers hone for a slurry stone on my natural chinese 12k?

If its doing the job, why not.

Well that was kind of my thought on it as well, I just didnt know if it could hurt the natural stone or not. Hopefully the natural stone would cut faster since it is sSSSSOOOOOO slow ha

I would say it all depends on the barbers hone. If it's a carborundum definitely go for it.

its a Boss Barber

There are a few things in play. If the Barbers Hone is a lot more coarse than your 12K and it is leaving particles on the 12K it will lower the level of the finish. However is it is the same or higher or if the grit is friable then you are getting the best of both worlds. Truly the only way to know for sure is to experiment. The absolute worst case is that you will get a less than desirable shaving edge and have to work it back up. Take a walk on the wild side and blaze your own trail.

Not familiar with it. I am not the know it all of hones but as I understand it there are cold pressed and hot pressed. The hot pressed are not the same all the way through. In other words if you break through the surface you find something other than what was intended. The cold pressed are more like a grinding wheel. The same no matter how much they wear down.

Then there is the difference in grit. If for example your barber hone is 10 or 12 K then what are you gaining in slurry ? Not much at the 1k level.

A stone harder or as hard as the one you are trying to raise a slurry on is what you want. Otherwise your raising a slurry that is coming off the softer stone.

Originally Posted by seanreum1

My question is, can I use the barbers hone for a slurry stone on my natural chinese 12k?

Only way to know is try it & see.

The Boss barber hone is similar to a Swaty. It will work as a slurry stone but I suspect more of the slurry will be the Boss rather than the china stone.

Originally Posted by seanreum1

its a Boss Barber

i have 2 boss barber hones.they seem very dense and made of medium particules. Imo.salute.