Thread: Barber hones characteristics

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.