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06-03-2010, 05:09 AM #1Know thyself
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Just admit you've done it
We all love looking at hones, the way they smell, the feedback on fingertips and razors, and the sound you get when you run a razor over them.
But these are just 4 of the 5 senses.
Admit it - How many of you have had a taste? (And which hones?)
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06-03-2010, 05:25 AM #2Senior Member
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I've not only never tasted one but regrettably I am sad when I read that they have an aroma. My senses are blunted by a steady stream of pipe tobacco for decades.
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06-03-2010, 05:26 AM #3Senior Member
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Dude...no....like....really no.....
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06-03-2010, 05:30 AM #4Senior Member
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Cant say I have ever tasted one. I do love the earthy smell of my coticule. Now..I can say I have tasted some soap for some stupid reason.
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06-03-2010, 05:33 AM #5Scale Maniac
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I actually tried a taste of a slate hone I have... it just looked and smelled so silky and inviting!
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06-03-2010, 05:33 AM #6I used Nakayamas for my house
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I have not licked mine yet, but I sniff them on a regular basis, not to mention the fondling.
Stefan
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06-03-2010, 05:53 AM #7Senior Member
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Hey, can you really know the state of your slurry if you don't take the odd little taste?
Yes I've done it. (Natural stones only. No desire to taste a Norton.)
MIke
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06-03-2010, 07:00 AM #8Carbon-steel-aholic
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Been there done that
To tell the truth I have no idea why, I just smelled it and out came the tongue. Tasted like a rock... amazing 
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06-03-2010, 08:03 AM #9The Great & Powerful Oz
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Nuhh ! I like flinty tasting white wine but won't lick rocks
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06-03-2010, 08:33 AM #10Senior Member
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Yeah sure. I do the tongue-test on flattened spots on stones when out in the field to get an idea of grit, and I've also bitten the corners of my thuringians, slowly dragging my teeth lightly into the surface, again as a means to get a grit reference in my mind/teeth... so reading that back, yeah what the heck is wrong with me...
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