Thread: HAD - What's your prized hone?

Originally Posted by Frameback

What is a swotstein??

My bad... Swedenstin according to another forum; About 10mm thick. I got it mixed in my mind with a barberhone of that name

Either my zulu grey or my 3 line swaty. I think my zulu is my most expensive hone so far.

Originally Posted by Geezer

I have to say that I have a couple favored stones. Not expensive at all.....
An antique Coticule and a Blaugrün Escher both of normal form factor 1 7/8 x 7. Those are at present ones that I would be on a desert island with; and then only if the were a starlet there to make a shave worthwhile.
I sold my 10+ inch Blaugrün last year. That would have been the expensive stone.
~Richard

Richard, you of all people should know the rules: It never happened without pics...

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Originally Posted by shooter74743

Richard, you of all people should know the rules: It never happened without pics...

Still didn't happen~!
~Richard

I am still looking for the prize:
A "UNEEDA" Barber hone.
~Richard

What a wonderful thread. I am relatively new to honing and I am leaning to arks as I am currently on a "local" bent. Anyhow, thanks to the OP for a great thread useful to newbies for showing that the breadth of hones available is very wide and deep, and can also be costly!

Mike

A fairly boring half inch thick ozaki mine barber hone, doesn't even have consistent color. but it's hard and smooth and does better than any other maintenance hone I've used.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

A 5x2" Y/G Escher, only one of the herd I kept, a Suehiro G-20K. Dat's all folks .......

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What makes the Y/G one stand out for you...have read about so many different kinds, what's your take on this particular Escher?

Originally Posted by Phrank

What makes the Y/G one stand out for you...have read about so many different kinds, what's your take on this particular Escher?

Haven't you seen 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' ? "If the legend is better than the truth, print the legend."

Kidding aside, If you look at the old price lists that have been posted on the forums from time to time, you'll notice that the yellow/green was significantly more expensive than the others. I've seen three of them with the y/g end label + an additional label on the other end that read "guaranteed soft." So what does that mean ? Well the old barber Frank Natale told me that the best coticules were those soft enough to mark with your finger nail.

Dunno if that is true, but I believe that the softer stone would renew abrasive more and therefore cut faster. Now on that particular stone ......... See the box ! Isn't it beautiful !! Besides that, it gets my razors feeling smooth yet plenty sharp, but I'm a fool for red boxes. .........

Note the ad is for one dozen ;

This is what the OP had posted;

Originally Posted by rlmnshvstr8

In light of a thread that has been a lot of fun and a quick sensation, I want to pose two questions.

1.) what is your most expensive stone/plate? (Price showing optional, but would be fun)

2.) what is your most prized stone/plate? You know the one you would ransom your wife and kids for? JK...

In response to 1. The first hone I'd purchased which was a Norton 4/8K $85/Delivered. Coming off of a very painful divorce and with little money it was a big investment.

As to a response to 2. That same hone!

Until you can get a Clean, Close and Comfortable Shave off of the 8K you are just wasting time, money and steel trying to get a better edge off of some fancy high priced hone.

I've posted time and time again that if I were to drop and break my Naniwa 12K and didn't have the funds to replace it I could live off of my Norton 8K edge for as long as I live and I don't use pasted strops!!

However if I were to drop and break my Norton 4/8K I'd eat peanut butter sandwiches day in and day out until I could afford to buy another one!

Never Put The Cart Before The Horse