Thread: Carborundum Co. Aloxite Hones

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.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

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.

Great info thanks!
I´ve just bought a Aloxite hone and if its 6-8k it will be the missing stone.
Before i bought it i had only 1-3k combo and 12k so i guess i was lucky.

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.

Originally Posted by Disburden

Sham is like the random hone master! If anyone knows about strange rare stones he would.

Agreed, but FYI, the Aloxite is a pretty common hone, in case anybody wants one.

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.