Thread: Hone questions

I have three hones, cushion strop buck, gem, and lithide . I have looked for these names but have not found much. Any info and or direction would be appreciated. Thank you.


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Well, they are barber hones that primarily are used for maintaining the edge of a razor that already is capable of shaving. Do you have any shaving or honing experience?

What is their condition? Are you able to post photos of them?

Originally Posted by Utopian

Well, they are barber hones that primarily are used for maintaining the edge of a razor that already is capable of shaving. Do you have any shaving or honing experience?

What is their condition? Are you able to post photos of them?

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Originally Posted by RickWY

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I have only experience with knives and wood working tools. Thanks.


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Wow those look like they are in great condition, the one may be new old stock (NOS).

Basically as stated above they are used to maintain a shave ready edge. The premiss is that at regular intervals you will do a few strokes on the hones to keep your edge in great shaving condition. In theory, if you did 4 to 6 passes once every week or two, or perhaps monthly, depending on your beard and shaving habits, you could maintain your razors edge indefinitely. That of course goes with the pretense that you are stropping every shave on linen and leather.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Wow those look like they are in great condition, the one may be new old stock (NOS).

Basically as stated above they are used to maintain a shave ready edge. The premiss is that at regular intervals you will do a few strokes on the hones to keep your edge in great shaving condition. In theory, if you did 4 to 6 passes once every week or two, or perhaps monthly, depending on your beard and shaving habits, you could maintain your razors edge indefinitely. That of course goes with the pretense that you are stropping every shave on linen and leather.

I think the hones are new. Do I just use one or progress on each stone?


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They are pretty much all just finishers. There would be no progression. Just use one or the other. You will figure out which one you like better easily enough. It's all about the feel of the shave.

Originally Posted by RezDog

They are pretty much all just finishers. There would be no progression. Just use one or the other. You will figure out which one you like better easily enough. It's all about the feel of the shave.

Very good thank you!


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They are probably all in the 8k-12k range and will be aggressive to very aggressive so don't spend a lot of strokes on them.

They do look very nice to NOS condition!!!

Originally Posted by rodb

They are probably all in the 8k-12k range and will be aggressive to very aggressive so don't spend a lot of strokes on them.

They do look very nice to NOS condition!!!

Thanks Rob


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