Thread: Barber hones characteristics

This is Magic NORTON razor hone. i have tested it and i couldn't believe my eyes what i saw.
As you know this small darn stone is very very expensive. My thought was is it worth to spend so much money on this small stone?
Results are.
used on dull razor result none
used blade sharpened with coticule, Nakayama ,Escher.
all 3 above razor were shave ready and was shaving great.
i did only 4 strokes on each.
Every single of them get sharper edge. i mean edge was so sharp i just couldn't believe it. i was thinking you cannot get sharper edge then above 3 stones but actually you can.
Now if you do have HAD serious one then go head own one if not just forget about this stone.

i haven't shave test none of the above blade after norton and don't know how they will shave. before all3 blades were shaving very smooth.
hope will this helps you guys

Very nice Sham. Expensive or not with it working that well I'm gonna start looking for one now!

Sham, Is this Barber hone somehow different than the others out there?
Swaty for one, I have a few others that I use on a daily basis, and they too keep my blades up to par. As you said, around 4 strokes each. Mine too come off either a Nakayama, Escher, Coticule, Naniwa 12k, or Shapton for the most part....

Rich
it is different. it did make sharper all 3 razor as i mention early which come of from different stones

Here is an interesting one from Norton. A vintage barber hone that I picked up off of the bay. I have used it with lather and with water. Tried the slurry trick too. It works pretty good but it won't replace my Naniwa superstones anytime soon.

It did change the way I generate slurry on an Escher, Coticule or other natural. Following the instructions in the photos I now use the edge of the rubbing stone instead of the flat side and that seems to work very well. Note the TPT recommendation for testing the edge.

great pictures Jimmy i had same stone too. Small stone you use clean up the big one. It does work ok but not as you said great. Should have name for that stone. i forget how it was called. it is made of some compound

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

great pictures Jimmy i had same stone too. Small stone you use clean up the big one. It does work ok but not as you said great. Should have name for that stone. i forget how it was called. it is made of some compound

Right Sham , rather than go through the rigmarole of taking another pic I'll quote the text ," This hone is made of Alundum, a product of electric furnaces at Niagara Falls. It produces a fine edge. No hard veins - uniform throughout. It is a fast cutting hone and because of its quality the user should follow the directions inside."

101,101a,102

will let you know when i find out how they act.

Originally Posted by Oldengaerde

The information this old ad provides is interesting and seems relevant to this topic, so I unscrupulously copied the picture from eBay were it is for sale - I do hope not to be breaking any forum rules here:

I have the Koenig, I use if for refreshing my blade, works great.

Wow! I feel like I just toured the hone museum. Currently looking at a Swaty for myself.