Thread: King razor hone

I picked up a King Razor Hone last week.... 7" BARBER HONE KING RAZOR MFG. CO. INDIANA PA Red and Blue with Box. It was all black when I purchased it... through it in an ultrasonic cleaner with Mr. Clean 50-50 water and it came out looking like new. No chips. not sure of the grit or usage it was employed ... the pic are before and after bath in ultrasonic. I posted to Face Box with some success, but thought it might get a little more exposure here. Thanx









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Generally the imprint side is more fine so that is what would be used for touch ups with just 4-5 strokes. The other side is only used for more aggressive honing.

I only have a single grit king hone so please add me to your will.

I was amazed as to how well it cleaned up.

I would imagine that some barber hones would not have remained intact in an ultrasonic cleaner. How long did you have the hone in it?

Welcome to SRP. Nice collectible hone. Are you already shaving with straights and honing ?

My first reaction was Eeeeeek! Not about the hone, but the Mr. Clean and ultrasonic.

Nice hone. Let's hope it holds together.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I would imagine that some barber hones would not have remained intact in an ultrasonic cleaner. How long did you have the hone in it?

I have used Mr. Clean for decades.... it cleans well... ultrasonic at 120-140 degrees 15 minutes. I clean firearms, jewelry knives... parts. Yes, long time razor man... Ultrasonic works well on old razors.... be carful with painted handles... some dyes might be effected and organic materials decorated using potassium per magnate might also be effected. Celluloid, plastic, horn, bone, metal and pearl do well. Ivory I'm careful with ... non abrasive tooth paste. Removes decades of old soap and crud from blade without mechanical abrasion. Anytime insets with glues are present... act with caution. Rinse with hot tap water and dry. and oil the steel. Hope this helps.

I use my heated ultrasonic with Simple Green and water for old natural hones all the time. I'm not sure I'd want to use it on a synth without testing first though.

Yeah naturals are no problem at all. Some synthetics though cannot handle heat and I would be worried about the ultrasonic harming a few types of barber hones.

Regardless, it clearly worked well in this case.

I was led to believe, synthetic stones were formed by sintering or pressure forming the granules under a temperature not quite reaching the materials melting point.... well over 1,000 degrees C. (?) Water shouldn't hurt them as most stones are used in/under or stored in water. Handle materials and their finishes of razors and adhesives will be different .