Thread: Large hone

Originally Posted by Brontosaurus

I'm curious as to what the small area was reserved for. A coticule dressing or slurry stone?

Its definately for a rubbing stone...to clean the surface after usage. Dont think it was for a Coticule Stone, probably a synthethic from the same or different material.

I think it was for a rubbing stone too. The box is lined with padding and that small area is too. I really don't know what this stone is, it's a ridiculous size!

I picked up a "winner" barber that looks very similar.

Maybe a barber hone?

12" x 4" for a razor? Makes me wonder what it actually would have been used for, if it was so fine. There are some false Norton "utility" combos out there that are actually more like Indias. Still, that space for the rubber is most curious. Sebastian, did the Norton stone you mention come with a rubber?

The box looks like the one in this thread. http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...es-bundle.html
except my box is in worse shape. My box is missing a little wood insert on one side of the rubbing stone compartment. The one in that thread says the hone is 12 x 3 and the hone I have is exactly 11 11/16 inches x 4 inches (I measured more carefully this time).

Not saying mine is Norton axe hone, just saying the box appears similar.

Originally Posted by J743

I picked up a "winner" barber that looks very similar.

Maybe a barber hone?

I've got a couple of Winner hones and they are red on one side and white, not brown, on the other side.

Originally Posted by xiaotuzi

The box looks like the one in this thread. http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...es-bundle.html
except my box is in worse shape. My box is missing a little wood insert on one side of the rubbing stone compartment. The one in that thread says the hone is 12 x 3 and the hone I have is exactly 11 11/16 inches x 4 inches (I measured more carefully this time).

Not saying mine is Norton axe hone, just saying the box appears similar.

Only one way to know and that is to take it for a drive.

Looks a bit like the American Hone Co. versions of the Swaty. I had a couple that large. It is a manufactured hone.

~Richard

Yes, it's certainly manufactured. Were the American Hone Co. ones you had marked in any way? I can't find any markings on the hone or anywhere on the box.

Remember when the guy on ebay had one of these and wanted $1500 for this. No one wanted to pay that and rightly so, he ended up cutting it into 4 and selling it as norton axe hones. You could make some money with that thing. If you wanted to.