Thread: "Quarter hones"

Full size kit 140 bucks:

http://www.amazon.com/Norton-Waterst...ening+stone+8k

No point hobbling yourself with overpriced quarter sized stones. If you do the math, he's selling those stones for twice what they're worth.

The kits are good but not all of it is necessary. You don't need the 220 and the flattening stone will need to be flattened and maintained and you will have to be careful not to leave grit on your stones. It is better to replace it with a diamond plate. Both 1k and diamond plates can be gotten cheaply and then you only need the 4/8k. Remember that these stones can last a lifetime so choose for long term use. Good luck

Originally Posted by Phrank

I guess this would be a good example of where a Necropost would have done well...

One of many threads on this, here's one from 2013:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...oning-set.html

I immediately thought of the thread by rvshaver(?) Who lives in an RV and was thinking these would save him space in his house, i don't think even he went down the route of buying them. The theme with pretty much all of the threads I have read about these is that they are a poor investment.

For $120 you could get a serviceable 1k level hone and a coticule. Cotis aren't nearly as tricky as some lead you to believe and you don't have to hone on a claustrophobic piece of synth that will load 4x faster than it normally would.

Originally Posted by Marshal

No point hobbling yourself with overpriced quarter sized stones. If you do the math, he's selling those stones for twice what they're worth.

He has the right to sell them for whatever he chooses and Caveat Emptor remains for every buyer. That said, your calculation is only valid if you assume they are "worth" one quarter of the cost of the full size hones. I think they are worth less.

Originally Posted by Utopian

He has the right to sell them for whatever he chooses and Caveat Emptor remains for every buyer. That said, your calculation is only valid if you assume they are "worth" one quarter of the cost of the full size hones. I think they are worth less.

I never said he didn't have the right to sell overpriced hones. I just said they were overpriced. I could justify paying 1/4 the cost for a 1/4 size hone because that's about right for pocket knives. But for our intended purposes here, I suppose you're right. I can agree with you on all 3 points.

Originally Posted by Marshal

I never said he didn't have the right to sell overpriced hones. I just said they were overpriced. I could justify paying 1/4 the cost for a 1/4 size hone because that's about right for pocket knives. But for our intended purposes here, I suppose you're right. I can agree with you on all 3 points.

Thanks for pointing it out anyway ....... a lot of new guys come along thinking the 1/4 hones might be a good deal but, as you say, if it seems TOO good to be true, it probably is.

Originally Posted by Marshal

I never said he didn't have the right to sell overpriced hones. I just said they were overpriced. I could justify paying 1/4 the cost for a 1/4 size hone because that's about right for pocket knives. But for our intended purposes here, I suppose you're right. I can agree with you on all 3 points.

To be clear, I was just making my attempt at being tactful and critical of these hones at the same time while actually agreeing with you.

I had a feeling that was the case, and that's how I read it. Mostly I responded on the off chance it wasn't sarcasm. I'm sure you know how that goes, sometimes the meaning tends to get lost in text.

Originally Posted by Utopian

He has the right to sell them for whatever he chooses and Caveat Emptor remains for every buyer. That said, your calculation is only valid if you assume they are "worth" one quarter of the cost of the full size hones. I think they are worth less.

I agree, except I wouldn't have bothered with a space between the last two words.
JMO...