Quote Originally Posted by Kristian View Post
Well all have stated fine views on natural hone grit. Only remaining point is how to rate a nat hone? The last resort, after trying the hone on tests razors, could be to lick the hone and thereby comparing it to a synthetic of similar grit. There are threads about it here and thou the method is weird, it does work and gives a good key to the hone grit.

Just don't do it when the wife is at home. [emoji23]


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Considering there's no telling what some of my old stones are liable to have in them, licking them is perhaps not the best idea. I don't want to know what hundred plus year old whale oil, honing oils that are older than I am, or the simple green I used to leech the oil out of the hones tastes like.

I think I'll stick to honing a blade on the rocks, then examining the stria under a loupe and giving it my best guess.