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11-23-2009, 04:53 PM #1Junior Member
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Ok,this Norton worth the money...but what has of so special that new Nortons or other brands can't do? Are these rare items? With this amount of money you can buy excellent stones...
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11-23-2009, 05:00 PM #2Senior Member
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For ax guys, particularly in Australia, it is the equivalent of an Escher yellow/green or a really large vintage natural Belgian coticule to a razor honer. I don't know what it does that a current synthetic wouldn't do but apparently it has qualities, real or imagined, that surpass other stones for those ax guys.
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11-23-2009, 05:21 PM #3Senior Member
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Edge comes out from that stone will be better then any natural stone i have used.
check http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ristics-5.html thread i have mention about that stone
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11-23-2009, 05:28 PM #4Senior Member
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That is really cool Sham. I didn't realize that was the same stone. If I had it I would put it on ebay as fast as I could type and hit enter.
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11-23-2009, 05:30 PM #5Senior Member
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Jimmy took me 4 years to get one and it is only one i have. Sometimes we should think about ourselves
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11-23-2009, 06:40 PM #6Junior Member
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me too...I didn't realize that was the same stone
Anyone know the year of production and if this stone was manufactured in different types?
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11-23-2009, 08:12 PM #7Senior Member
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That seller must think shes won the lottery.
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11-24-2009, 10:55 AM #8Junior Member
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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
For axe guys, particularly in Australia, it is the equivalent of an Escher yellow/green or a really large vintage natural Belgian coticule to a razor honer. I don't know what it does that a current synthetic wouldn't do but apparently it has qualities, real or imagined, that surpass other stones for those axe guys.
I've often seen axemen (and axewomen) using these black & tan hones to sharpen their axes before woodcutting races. Most axemen consider these Norton hones the best to get a "razor edge" on their axes.
They take their sport seriously and are prepared to spend big to buy one of these vintage Nortons when they find one for sale.
And when they forget their razor..........Last edited by Stoned; 11-24-2009 at 11:15 AM.
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