I love barber hones and have a stack of them.

I picked up on eBay a "Norton-Pike" combination hone. You know the one that comes in the Norton box but carries the Pike emboss on the stone itself.

The hone was pretty badly "dished" on the label side, so I decided to lap the stone. I got it nice and flat, to be sure, but…well…the nice shiney polished surface of the stone now is gone and I have a rather more rough feeling surface.

Have I ruined that side of the hone? It seems that shiney finish is part of the barber-hone's magic, but I could be wrong.

I'd appreciate some advice, as to what I might have done to this hone, even if it's "Well just use one side of the combo hone." If I sand it with higher grit sand papers, can I restore the surface (if that's needed)?

If pictures are needed, I can post, but all you'll see is a nicely flattened hone with a dull surface appearance!