Thread: Carborundum Co. Aloxite Hones

Perhaps I am misunderstanding what a slurry is; a mix of the water and the particles of the hone itself, suspended in the water?

That is what I get with a bit of water. The whole suspension is very muddy, and becomes so very quickly.

Your definition of a slurry is correct. Unfortunately, I don't know of a single barber hone that makes a slurry. I am familiar with the two Aloxite hones made by Carborundum and neither of them should make a slurry. Some barber hones degrade and become brittle. I suspect something along those lines has happened to yours.

I love my #200 and have used it successfully on long trips.

Originally Posted by welshwizard

Hi all,

The search facility doesn't bring up much on these. I get the impression they are not in any way comparable to say, a Swaty, or similar.
Are they best used as an interesting paperweight?

They are good barber hones. In my opinion the carborundum barber hones (including the aloxite)
work well on some of the gosh darn hard steel used on some american made razors.
Silicon carbide and Aluminum Oxide are both much harder abrasives than can be found in
common hone stone. Some razors respond well, some micro chip... esp. if too many strokes
or too heavy-hard a hand is used.

Aloxite is only slightly "softer" than Silicium carbide, one of the hardest abrasives, after
diamond.

Light strokes with lather could prove the ticket to a great shave.

I managed to dig out a Carborundum 79. I did not recall this before, but it is described as a DRY hone.