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I was the lucky high bidder on this auction of an old barber's drawer full of razor hones. While I can make out a Swaty and an Arkansas, I'm not sure about many of the others. Any opinions from the learned??
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US
That looks like a steal! Probably have to wait til you get your hands on them to know for sure though.
Hard to tell,,, take some good photos when you get them
Thanks. Maybe I lucked out big time if there's a Thuri or dare I even say, an Escher, in there! Thought for the money it was a gamble worth taking.Quote:
Originally Posted by PARTSGUYNH
Will do as I'm sure there will be more questions. I'm just getting started in the SR journey and know precious little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hirlau
Like you said, for the price, if there is a single decent hone in there, you did alright. If there's two or three decent hones you made out. And if you get a unicorn for that price tag, congrats, but I hate you. Lol
LOL. Fair enough!! But you can bet that if there is a unicorn in there I will most definitely post several close up pics here for posterity. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PARTSGUYNH
I would expect nothing less. Haha
I also think it is super hard to tell. I bought a similar lot for a similar price some time ago. I thought I'd pay that much for a closer look. I think you have a good chance of treasure for a very low risk. It may also be a box full of nothing special. I just have to take a leap periodically.
Might be a Score or not ;-) looking forward to see the details....hope you have some nice ones!!
Had hell of a luck a good half year before...
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Nice price, I would have taken that chance too!
Wow, that's amazing, doorsch!! What fantastic luck. Bravo.
I don't suppose that I'll be that fortunate, but even if there's only one Droescher or similar vintage water hone in this lot, I'll be more than happy.
Wow. I never had that luck. Great score
Talk about hitting the lottery.
The old barber's estate hone lot came yesterday and I wanted to post pics of the haul:
Sadly, the translucent Arkie didn't survive the trip north from sunny Florida. Supposed it is still usable for pocket knives and such.
From left to right in the pic below: unknown glass hone in a wooden base, Kelley's 20th Century Dry hone, Carborundum 106, Pike combination (black/red), Pike Swaty, Swaty Wahring bei Wien.
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And three unknown hones, two of which appear to be Carborundum type and the third is a much finer grit.
Think I made out fine overall but didn't win the lottery!
You could easily resell one or 2 of those and cover your whole investment. Other than shipping perhaps. That must have cost a buck or two go ship. Not exactly a light package.
Shipping was not that bad--about $12. It's just that the box was not packed by someone who knew anything about hones. The box for the Arkie was not taped and as a result caused the damage in transit. Anyway. I'm pleased with the lot and will have fun with the loupe figuring out which hones are finest.
If they knew anything about hones, you would have paid more. Lol. That shipping was cheaper than I expected by a lot.
Good point! It was regular USPS first class mail.
In one of the "if it fits, it ships" boxes, I'm guessing.
Thanks for the update!
The Aki is a great hone cleaner/ slurry stone. It is harder than most natural hones and doesn't leave its own grit.
~Richard
