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Hi All! I found a Velvet Edge (made in USA ) barber hone in a local flea market and picked it up. I plan on using it a a finishing stone after my Norton 4K/8K and as a general touch up stone. Will it be suitable for this? Does anyone have any experiencwe with this particular hone ( I see its not in the database yet)? Does anyone know how old it would be? How would it compare to a Swaty (which is what I was looking for when I found this)?
Sweeeeeeet
+1 on the sweetness.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
If it is like my Velvet edge it is on a par with the 8K side
of my Norton and makes a nice touch up hone. Because
I hold my barber hone in my hand I feel as if I can give the
razor a lighter more compliant touch and the result is smoother than
if I set it down on the bench. Especially so when I touch
up using a bit of shave soap.
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Do not lap a barber hone it unless it is a disaster....
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+1 on that..... just IMHO.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by niftyshaving
I like it. Looks to be in good condition.
compare to swaty velvet edge is fast cutter stone.will leave fine edge most likely 10_12k level.i have test couple of them.great stone to have congratulations
This might be a stupid question, but why would you not lap a barbers hone? Is it because lapping it would leave scratches or are they just too hard?
Lapping takes an awful lot of elbow grease.
Whether you lap or not should depend on how worn the hone is in my opinion. If it is flat and smooth, no need. The hone appears to be lightly used. Judging from the pix, I don't see a need to lap.
Thanks for all the respones. I was going to lap it until I read the comments so now I will wait and see how it works "as is".
It looks extremely flat to me (checking with a straight edge) and hopefully will not need it.
Partly because of the way some are made.Quote:
Originally Posted by ndw76
Most are ceramic not unlike clay brick or terracotta pottery.
It is difficult to classify, enhance and fire clay to be uniform
and homogeneous. It's less difficult to low fire or sun dry a central
run of the mill core and then coat that with slip or better clay and
press that into a final mold. There is no way to know anything about the
internal structure until you lap the outside away or a chip exposes
material for inspection.
I do have one barber hone that I wish had never been lapped flat.
The non label side has a soft gritty ill fired center that does not
hone a razor while the face does an OK job. The soft gritty
center is almost sandy and is not kind to a razor.
okay... tried it out last night (without lapping). I lathered it up and did 5 very light passes with my razor that was just starting to tug a little bit. Followed that with 20 laps on bare leather latigo strop. Shaved with it this morning and Wow! Now I am a convert. Normally for touch up I would have used norton 8k followed by CrOx honing compound on leather followed by newspaper. The barber hone gave me a better result. wow. no crox, no newspaper.
Congratulations...Quote:
Originally Posted by dgstr8
Sounds like you have a good hone and the right touch to match it.
hand holding is my favorite way to hone, I feel you get a lot more control and can vary the angle of the hone instead of your wrist. It is a lot easier to do quick X strokes that way. Also I would strop more than 20 times but thats just me! I usually do 60.