Thread: Norton Razor Hone

Originally Posted by sheajohnw

The competition axe men pay $$$$$$ for certain hones. Competitors will often pay very high prices for hard to get items that may give them an advantage in a tight competition.

They just sharpen their axes with this stone or what?? I don't get it. Why ...

We have guys here who pay a lot more money for hones than most are willing to pay , this sport could be looked at that way too like why would anyone pay the money for some of the razors out there.

If it's something that helps them out in their endeavors , why not pay what it's worth to them, Heck ask some what they,ve paid for some Jnats or rare Eschers. Or even the Goyko 20 k. Tc

Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER

They just sharpen their axes with this stone or what?? I don't get it. Why ...

There have been threads on this before where it was explained that axe competition is highly competitive and the competitors will pay a lot for certain hard to get hones that are believed to deliver a more competitive edge to their axes.

Originally Posted by sheajohnw

There have been threads on this before where it was explained that axe competition is highly competitive and the competitors will pay a lot for certain hard to get hones that are believed to deliver a more competitive edge to their axes.

Thanks man, my usual search topics aren't competitive wood chopping.. So thanks for filling me in.

They (the axe men) use them as touch up hones between races. I don't know if they do more when they have time at home, but they probably need something that will work dry or with little prep and little fanfare between heats.

Anyone who has ever used a frictionite hone on something dry will recognize that that type of stone will work a lot nicer dry than the modern resin bound hones. They're resistant to gouging and can usually be cleaned with a rub stone.

I sold a half dozen frictionites (and super punjabs) for a friend, and every one of them went to australia. I thought the frictionites were nice razor hones, and with tools they have a dreamy feeling on clear water that little else does, but the level of finish was common to many decent stones. If I were using something dry on an axe, though, with little fanfare, they'd be at the top of my list.