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?
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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?
Sorry i couldn't understand your question. Last part.
"Are they best used as an interesting paperweight?"
i can answer to early part.
they are very very fast cutting stones. very hard stone and PITA to lap them. they will leave approximately 6-8k level edge.
hope this helps.
They work well as barbers hones in my opinion.
See post 47, 61 and 63 in the following thread:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ristics-7.html
To my recollection, the Aloxite is quite comparable to the Swaty hones. They are perfectly adequate for maintaining a razor indefinitely.
Sham is like the random hone master! If anyone knows about strange rare stones he would.
I have an Aloxite #79 and I have been told that it is a great barber's hone. I need to become more skilled with the whole honing process before I understand exactly where this stone fits in. Interesting tidbit: it slurries up like mud super-fast with a bit of water. I now understand that it is supposed to be used dry... Are all Aloxites this way?
It can be used wet or dry. If yours is producing a slurry, then it's likely that the binder is breaking down. I'm not familiar with any barber hone, specifically any Carborundum, more specifically any Aloxite that would produce a slurry.