Thread: Traded the Norton for a Carborundum.

The Norton 1B8 that I posted about last week seemed to be something that I would rarely, if ever, use. Today I took it back to the guy I got it from and traded it for a Carborundum stone that is 2x8x1 and in pretty good shape. It is a combo, and has the original sticker, but I can't read the number! I have misplaced my loupe, but when I find it I will give it another shot. The fine side seems pretty smooth, but might need a slight lap. I don't want to get into the "What grit is my carbo?" discussion again, but does anyone know the numbers assigned to the coarse/smooth combo stones? I know that the barber hones by the company are highly regarded, so hopefully this one will be a score as well. I will have some pics up shortly.

I have a Carbo Arkansas tri hone system. The grits assigned to them are 120, 180 and 220 respectively. Coarse, medium and fine. I don't know if this helps or not....

Sorry to say i don't think you made right choose.
carborundum for straight razor is only has 1 grit. they are usually 101.101a,102 and 103.
hope this helps.
My advise will be read the information or ask question before you buy something.
you can use that carbo for knifes.
hope this helps.

It was a trade, and I do think that this stone would be more useful than the other one that I had. The one that you, if I remember correctly, had pretty much touted as being too coarse for my use. This stone is a bit finer, and not clogged with oil, so hopefully it will come in handy at some point. As far as reading the information, the stuff on here about carbos is pretty slim outside of a few of the barber ones. I picked up a Bismarck Registered in the trade as well, as the person manning the shop today felt that the aluminum base was worth more than the newspaper they wrapped the Carbo in. Good shape, slight patina, good scales with nice inlay. All in all, I am out $10 for the original stone, and they wanted $25 for the Bismarck. in the event that the hone is worthless, I think I still came out ahead. The stone seems to feel a bit finer than the Norton, so how did I make the wrong choice? hi_bud, If they are comparable, then what is the big difference? Not being argumentative, I am just trying to pick your brain! I truly enjoy your honing videos, but don't have the resources at my disposal for the spread you have. I know you did not get them overnight, and that you accumulated this collection over time. Surely there must have been a dud in there somewhere... Let's just say that this one will be mine.

I am not trying to argue with you. trying to help.
check this one out. i think in page 5 you will find some information use full

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...teristics.html

I have to agree with Sham. The carborundum co made barber hones intended for straight razors and Sham gave the model #s in the previous post. The hone you ended up with sounds like a coarser grit made for knives and tools. Probably an oil stone. As far as how the stone feels to the touch that is meaningless IME. Take a knife and do some strokes and look at the scratch pattern under magnification and you will get an idea of what you have. The Bismarck sounds cool.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

I am not trying to argue with you. trying to help.

I know that, Sham! Thanks for the info, because without it I could have drug some of my better razors across some really bad stones!

Would you or Jimmy just want to put me out of my misery and select a rarely used stone from your rotation to send me? C'mon, guys- all this typing is starting to get old!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Probably an oil stone.

For the most part, are stones meant for razors going to be water stones? Are oil stones going to be a bit more geared toward a less refined edge?

Originally Posted by blockhead

For the most part, are stones meant for razors going to be water stones? Are oil stones going to be a bit more geared toward a less refined edge?

I would say that most are waterstones although there are a few exceptions.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I would say that most are waterstones although there are a few exceptions.

Good deal. I will keep that in mind from here on out, as I was more under the impression that the oil/water situation was more of a preference than a rule.