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08-31-2017, 03:25 AM #1Senior Member
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Norton Pike Combination Hone
Can anyone tell me the approx grit ratings for the red and black side of the stone that goes in this box??
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08-31-2017, 08:36 AM #2Senior Member
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Hope that Modine will chime in: he does a lot of testing with synthetic hones. If he doesn't send him a PM. Is this the infamous combi hone that axmen pay a fortune for?
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08-31-2017, 01:09 PM #3Senior Member
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yes it is but I think i paid 30.00 for it - not really worth much more than that i think
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08-31-2017, 03:05 PM #4illegitimum non carborundum
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One side is fine and other is finer.
Grit ratings on barber hones are meaningless.
Does it have the oval Norton imprint?
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08-31-2017, 04:19 PM #5Senior Member
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I cant tell which side is fine and which is finerMODINE likes this."All of us are smarter than one of us"
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08-31-2017, 05:57 PM #6Senior Member
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I have that hone. Red side should be finer if I remember right. It's a pretty sweet little barber hone. The final finish off mine was above 8k, so I was happy with it.
I'm still working out what I think of the coarse side. I haven't used it as much, it seems pretty slow though. I can get more accomplished with my Norton 8k, but that could just be the advantage of nearly twice the surface area.greatbolo likes this.
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08-31-2017, 07:31 PM #7illegitimum non carborundum
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Originally Posted by Kees
Sadly for you, no, that is not the really good one in high demand by the competitive ax men. Originally Posted by greatbolo
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09-01-2017, 07:57 PM #8Senior Member
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What's the deal with the Norton Combi that the ax men look for? I've heard that mentioned but could never figure out what it means.
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09-01-2017, 08:14 PM #9Sharp Minded Citizen
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Oh... I belive the norton razor hone is what those ax men look for...looks somilar to this but has a biz that says Norton Razor Hone and the oval Norton logo on the black side.
The stone is renowned for beeing notoriously fast and extremly fine at the same time...some even compare the black fine side to the gokumio 20k or shapton 30k...sadly when asked Norton said they have lost the stone recipe over the years and cant...wont ever make anything like that evaa)
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09-01-2017, 08:33 PM #10illegitimum non carborundum
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The good ones look like this.
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