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Thread: Fenslers Ruby hone
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04-18-2010, 01:10 AM #1
Fernsler's Ruby hone
Just picked this one up, could any one tell me anything about it seems to be a mysterious little hone.
Last edited by wuff; 04-18-2010 at 01:20 AM. Reason: spelling
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04-18-2010, 01:22 AM #2
i have couple similar ones. theyare very fine. i never had chance to test them but will do so tomorrow.
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04-18-2010, 05:30 AM #3
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Thanked: 2209I 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.Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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04-18-2010, 05:44 AM #4
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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04-18-2010, 08:05 AM #5
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Thanked: 3795I'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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04-18-2010, 01:10 PM #6
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Thanked: 324They'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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04-18-2010, 02:31 PM #7
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04-18-2010, 02:35 PM #8
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04-18-2010, 02:47 PM #9
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04-18-2010, 03:07 PM #10
i just tried lap that stone. darn harder then carborundum. seems like peace of wood but cannot lap it.