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Coti with logo and little AM hone
I took a chance and bid on a dirty lot of hones. From the pictures I was pretty certain among them was a natural combo coticule and an AM Hone (Olean, NY). They arrived today and I was right!
The coticule looked like it had been used with oil, needed a cleaning a lapping. Cleaning didn't remove much of the gunk so I started lapping and a logo emerged. Looks like some sort of picture with "Razor Hones" underneath. Having a coti with a logo is neat and all but I feel like I'd rather have a flat lapped hone to use, but the logo will likely disappear if I continue. It measures 7" x 1 5/8" x 3/4".
There was also a little AM Hone from Olean, NY which looks like the "Exide" hone. It measures 3 3/8" x ~1 7/8" x 3/4". It has some gouges and some edge chips. Can I lap it?
Also, could anyone tell me if the AM hone is an "Exide" or weigh in on any reasons to keep the coti logo and not lap it flat?
Thanks for looking!
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Coti with logo and little AM hone
Coti with logo and little AM hone
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xiaotuzi
Thanks, doorsch. Yes, I will continue lapping the coticule and most likely lose the stamp in the process but I will take a few more pictures of it first and then I will have a nice usable hone when it's all lapped up.
Any thoughts on lapping the AM Exide barber hone? I often hear not to lap barber hones but this one is a little rough.
I personally didnt experienced to much ussues with that, but on the other hand many proposed to lap only when you have "real issues" with the stone. This includes deep scratches or gauges which would make it impossible to use the stone....
Iam not the master of Barber Hones, there are others around dealing deeply with this stuff. On the other hand i cant believe that something magical has been done to the surface that when lapping they cant be usable anymore and loose their properties.
They were made in a molding process with abrasives and a binder so in generally the piece should be containing one mixture, or two (when two different sides). Some instructions also say to clean the stones with emery cloth....
I would be interested if the topic of "surface prep" on Barber Hones is really that important. Sure i can be wrong here but what would be the argument that the surface prepared within the factory/producer cant be re-created when lapping those stones.