Thread: Honing on a Bottle

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Maybe you could finish or touch up a straight on a jalousie window strip of glass.

My new word for the day jalousie..

You can tell you live down south!

What'z up with dat ??

Originally Posted by 10Pups

I think your grandpa had bottle in mind and had plenty of them around :<0)


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I think they were jars...
He always kept them next to his big copper kettle [emoji38]

Lead crystal Glass makes a super fine hone, some punk kids shot out some lens glass from one of the coastal light houses, I picked some of it up for a friend, was made in the 1800's good stuff wish I had cleaned up more of it.

Would this be something that is used with that concept of using a bottle or jar?

Guys I know used to touch up their pocket knives on the rim of ceramic coffee cups or the top edge of their car window in a pinch. I would assume it would be too coarse for straights.

[QUOTE=Willisf;1596136]Would this be something that is used with that concept of using a bottle or jar?

Yes, it would. I have one from England that is pre WWII and called a Lillicraps, I kid you not. To get the green they have a uranium in the glass formula.

Bob

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Originally Posted by Willisf

Would this be something that is used with that concept of using a bottle or jar?

Yes, it would. I have one from England that is pre WWII and called a Lillicraps, I kid you not. To get the green they have a uranium in the glass formula.

Bob

Does it glow in the dark too?

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Originally Posted by BobH

Does it glow in the dark too?

They do glow under a black light.

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I've got a flat style glass hone for DE blades. Glass one side leather the other. I've experimented a bit on it with straights but mostly it seems to do nothing, some blades it definitely dulls. I remain convinced that one day I will find a razor that this hone will improve the finish on it lol.