Thread: Modern Barber Hone?

Here is a stone I would love to have for travel. Sized as the typical barber hone, I'd like to have the Naniwa 8K on one side and 12K on the other. Or maybe a 5K/10K.

Packaged as a stone that fit comfortably in the hand, that could be a killer travel and touch-up hone.

For those who don't want to do more than touch-ups, it could be the only hone they ever owned.

Interesting idea. Would I buy one with existing barber combo hones and small coticules available? Probably.

There was a recent thread - something like "Why not make this combo stone." For now, we shavers are too small a market for the big boys to take notice of, but that will change in the near future if things keep going the way they are. When that day comes, I'd like... Well, there are lots of exotic combo's I'd like.

I had the thought the other day, though may never carry through with it, but why not get yourself a C12k and take it to someone who cuts tiles and have it quartered? Keep one in the bathroom, one in the dop kit and sell the other two.

imagine how many laps you'd have to do if a c12k was 1/4 it's size!

It is a slow cutter, The C12k that is, but I could cut it....

I saw an article by a guy who made his own woodworking hones by mixing commercially available industrial diamond abrasive powder with epoxy, with extremely good results. I found a supplier of extremely small & tight tolerance diamond powder & did a little math on how much it would cost to start making barber hones. I seem to remember concluding that I'd have to sell them for at least $60 each, which I guess is not awful, but not great either. You could buy a nice big combo waterstone for that price.

Yep, a tub saw, a couple of grown-up size stones, some stone stick-em, a bit of lapping, and you're in traveling barber city.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

There was a recent thread - something like "Why not make this combo stone." For now, we shavers are too small a market for the big boys to take notice of, but that will change in the near future if things keep going the way they are. When that day comes, I'd like... Well, there are lots of exotic combo's I'd like.

With a fixed supply of vintage razors, what does the above mean about prices "when that day comes"?

The prices on vintage razors have been climbing pretty steadily. And when one brand develops a reputation... forget about it. I've only been around for for about two and a half years, and prices have probably doubled on average?

I can only hope that "when the day comes" there will be more razor manufacturers and more competition to drive prices down and quality up on new razors.