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    Default Fernsler's Ruby hone

    Just picked this one up, could any one tell me anything about it seems to be a mysterious little hone.
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    i have couple similar ones. theyare very fine. i never had chance to test them but will do so tomorrow.

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    I also have one and also have not used mine yet. But...Robert Williams ( Papabull) has used them and likes them.

    Note that on the box it says distributed by Peter J. Michaels. well, they did not sell any junk, all their products that I have seen have been top notch.

    BTW, I almost outbid you on that hone! They rarely come up for sale.
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    I have one but it is rectangular. I also bought mine under PapaBull's suggestion. Cant say that I have had much luck with it but haven't gone all out in testing it either

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    I've got an oval one and a rectangular one with rounded edges. They are both very fine barber hones. They work well for touch ups and produce a fine edge. They are quite soft and extremely light-weight (low density). They are different from most barber hones in that they don't feel anything like a stone. They really feel more like you're honing a piece of plastic, but somehow it works.

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    They're a great touchup and final finishing hone, in my opinion. But don't drop it because it will break every time. It's at it's best for enhancing the edge on a razor that's already well honed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PapaBull View Post
    They're a great touchup and final finishing hone, in my opinion. But don't drop it because it will break every time. It's at it's best for enhancing the edge on a razor that's already well honed.
    Thank you i don't need to test it now.

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    Thanks for the great info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PapaBull View Post
    But don't drop it because it will break every time.
    Every time? I hope that you did not use a sample size sufficiently large enough to make this a statistically significant statement!

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    Thank you i don't need to test it now.
    You really should anyway. It just feels weird, but in a good way!

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    i just tried lap that stone. darn harder then carborundum. seems like peace of wood but cannot lap it.

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