Thread: Will this work as a 1st hone?

Hey all! I just picked this up on Ebay and was wondering if this will be good enough as a 1st hone or if I just bought something for my kitchen knives. If it'll work, all I need to do is find a strop and then I'll be in business!

GOODRICH SHARPENER HONE RAZOR BLADES W/ ORIG. BOX GC! - eBay (item 280439203282 end time Dec-15-09 20:34:17 PST)

FG

The dish in that stone as well as the label suggests its made for safety razor blades.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

The dish in that stone as well as the label suggests its made for safety razor blades.

No luck, huh. Ah well. Back to the internets. Thanks for replying.

Originally Posted by folliclegenocide

Hey all! I just picked this up on Ebay and was wondering if this will be good enough as a 1st hone or if I just bought something for my kitchen knives. If it'll work, all I need to do is find a strop and then I'll be in business!

GOODRICH SHARPENER HONE RAZOR BLADES W/ ORIG. BOX GC! - eBay (item 280439203282 end time Dec-15-09 20:34:17 PST)

FG

Does it have a long shallow V shaped hollow on it?
It looks like it does and if so it looks like it was intended
to touch up older double edge blades. I think that is
what the picture is showing.

The bottom might be flat and work on a str8 if it
is big enough.

Let us know when you get it.

I didn't notice it at first, but yeah, the picture does show a V down the middle. I picked up my first straight at an antique store ( ) so I'll give it a shot on the bottom if it's flat.

Read the box in the pics, friend.

It has directions for both SE/DE and straight use... and yes, straight use is to use the bottom. It's pretty small for a straight razor, but it should work until you feel the need to upgrade and you can't argue with that price. Good luck.

Now I feel silly. Thanks for pointing that out. Now all I need to get is a strop!