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There is a thread on this in the eBay section, but I just lapped this to 3000 and it is ready to go. It's spectacularly fine and soft. Identical material to my barber's delight for all intents and purposes.
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Wow ! that looks super :)
OMG! Sweet hone!
I actually imported it from canada so it is something for you to keep your eye out for.
Now that's a Thuri...
Boker had a few labels for this
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Different form factor
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Awesome!!!
The Barbers Delight and sure all the others were special export products, seems that Boker was bigger in Business in the past dealing with Barber Supplies...Quote:
Originally Posted by kcb5150
The Barbers Delight 5" is listed in an old newspaper "The Brisbane Courier" from Saturday 1st June 1929.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/21411942
E. Gadsby & Co. imported the stones and sold them...
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Got to get me one of these.. Time to sell off a few so wife doesn't complain and start the search. See the $1300 you know where but I'm not spending that!
Nice one. those stones are out there and up there in price. I hope to find one some day.
Awesome Y/G stone, congratulations.
MIke
This one is amazingly soft to hone on. It's a nice change of pace from the french finishers/trans ark/gila I generally finish on if I use something after a coticule. It gives off an extremely keen, but balanced shaving edge.
One of the nice things about the Eschers is they were razor hones. They were advertised as such, and sold as such. The barber's choice was another moniker they stuck on them. I had a light green once. Good hone. Had that back label that came off easily. The older barber scene labels are not easily removed.
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The one on my barber's delight is absolutely welded to the thing.
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Really welded on..
