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    Anybody ever heard of a Kanyamba stone? I've got one here that says "for barber's razors". I can find nothing about it.
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    Pictures? A cursory google search yields nothing...

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    Would you like to add a few pictures of the stone? The name is strange, for me at least.

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    [IMG]kanyamba[/IMG] OK I think this picture will get there. In case the label is un-readable this is what it says:

    "KANYAMBA Water Hone

    This is a hone of particular merit for quickly putting a fine edge upon barber's razors. Produce a lather upon the hone by rubbing it with the rub-stone accompanying it, and in the lather thus produced a lasting edge can be obtained."

    I don't know about anyone else, but the language strikes my as being UK in origin.
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    Well, obviously, the picture didn't make it. I'll try again.
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    Is that a whriting mistake - did you mean Honyama .
    In this case we can talk a lot ha ha ha

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    Quote Originally Posted by RusenBG View Post
    Is that a whriting mistake - did you mean Honyama .
    In this case we can talk a lot ha ha ha
    I don't know many S.R.Dro-maruka stones making it to the west with instructions, and in English. I think it's a different stone.

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    The name is Zambian (Kanyamba). Zambia has one indigenous bird referred to as Chaplin's Barbet. Here is the barbet on a Zambian coin:
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    I think that it is probably African in origin,from one of Britain's one time colonies (which would explain the high falutin English) but I don't know that. While the original manufacturer's sticker is still on one side (and legible) the working side has seen some tough use. While I'm sure the damage can be lapped out, I doubt that it was done with a razor. One side also shows evidence of butter knifing something. Again it wasn't a razor that left the butter knifing tracks, I'm all but certain. Also, if I could figure out how to post some pictures, I'd do it. However, due to a bad case of computer retardation syndrome I guess I'll have to get some one to tell me or show me how its done.
    The manufacturers sticker contains instructions for the stone's use and calls for the stone to be rubbed with the accompanying rub-stone. I don't have the rub-stone. But after its lapped my guess is that a piece of 600 gr. wet/dry on a piece of glass will build all the slurry, or lather as they call it, a guy wants
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