Thanks! I think that is where I will start. For lapping I plan to use sandpaper and a piece of granite or a tile depending on what I can find. I appreciate the input
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Ok I finally got a family pic.
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Nanawa chosera
Coti's and a bbw
Jnat
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The 4 next to each other are thuri
Other 3 black ark TOS , green hone
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CF, washita,c12k, crappy new thuri
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Zulu, dragons tongue. Swedinstien hgh, dal more Blues TOS combo
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Silk vein, Hindustan, jewelers stone, imperia la roc via also not in pic. Dragons tongue purple slate combo
Well since December my hone collection had grown slightly
This is what I had posted in December:
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And now I have added:
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Shapton 2k
DMT 325
BBW
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Suehiro Gokumyo 20k
Now I'm starting to go jnat
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Left: Nakayama asagi w/ accompanying progressive nagura
Right: Okudo asagi Tomae w/ tomo nagura
Not pictured us some DMT credit card plates used for slurry.
This is the first I have seen of your post. The hone may have belonged to a barber but it does not appear to be a barber hone. That is, I don't think it is synthetic and the dimensions do not appear right. The photos were not very clear but from what I can see, I wonder if it is a BBW from the bottom half of a coticule. The one cut corner is also reminiscent of a coticule. When you lapped it was the grit purple?
Yea the grit was purple and I am sure it's a BBW. I posted the question of what it is in a thread called passed down hone. And just about everyone thought it was a BBW. And it was confirmed when I payed a visit to Steve56 home. When I showed it to him, he handed me a larger identical looking version telling me it was indeed a BBW. Sad to say though there is no coticule side or at least any more. It would be nice if there was.
To answer the original question. I always seems to have one less than I need. I'll buy a new hone and be happy with it. And boom a week or two later I'll realise that I absolutely need a new stone.
Again not photos but 2 DMT plates Naniwa 1-3-5-8-12K then the Suehiro 20K. 2 Swaty hones and 2 no name razor hones and 1 King 1/6 hone. I sure am glad i'm not like you guys with the HAD affliction. This razors and hones and strops could get all out of hand.