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    Default American Hone and 00 Frictionite

    Just got these two little guys in a lot that I purchased as freebies.

    The one labeled American hone looks very lightly used if at all.

    The 00 Frictionite is definitely NOS

    Any advice if these are decent at all?







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    Congrats!! I personally take the Frictionite as one of the most interesting Barber hones...besides some other special ones...

    On the other hand its a BH which sells for good prices...

    The other one looks like a variant of the Swaty...
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    American Hone made a lot of different barber hones. The Frictionite 00 was pretty close to the creme de la creme. They are very good barbers hones and got their reputation by earning it, not just hype. They have high resale for a barbers hone as well. You should try it for a refresh or to finish a blade on it.
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    Well done.
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    Yes, they are decent!

    The Frictionites are very good hones. The American Hone Company, which sometime soon hopefully will rise again, originally got help from the very people who made the Swaty. I think in general their Swaty clone is not quite as good as the original Swatys, but they are very close.
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    That's definitely good news considering the seller threw both in for free.

    I unfortunately already shaved today, so the test will come another time.

    I did do a few laps on a razor needing a refresh. Definitely did seem to do the job, but I don't want to shave too much leg hair, lol.
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    Wow....for FREE?!?!?!
    Hold onto those. Lifetime keepers! For what I hear the 00 is a super barber hone!
    On my wish list to get a 00.

    Santa.....you hear that????
    Again.... GREAT SCORE!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willisf View Post
    Wow....for FREE?!?!?!
    Hold onto those. Lifetime keepers! For what I hear the 00 is a super barber hone!
    On my wish list to get a 00.

    Santa.....you hear that????
    Again.... GREAT SCORE!!!!

    The seller waited a week to ship my other items. After me expressing my frustration, he replied "I'm deeply sorry, I'm throwing in a few hones and a couple extra items for your troubles."

    The other extras were vintage Bakelite barbers combs and some hair shapers.


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    I need to meet me sellers like the one you did.....lol
    Is it over there or over yonder?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willisf View Post
    I need to meet me sellers like the one you did.....lol
    Sometimes things work out I guess. The seller (Craigslist) was very shady. Excuse after excuse why it hadn't shipped after almost 2 weeks. I'm honestly just glad I didn't get scammed.

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