Thread: "Barber Junior" Barber Hone

Here are some pics of the hone. It is more of a 'pocket size' hone than I realized from the dimensions. I have never used a barber hone before, so I can't really give a good review relative to others.

As it was pretty rough and dirty so I scrubbed with scouring powder and lapped it with my Norton flattening stone, then polished a little with my King 1k. I did try it on a few razors. It improved the edge on a few that were ready for a touch up to a very acceptable state, and did not change the edge a few that I considered very sharp. It definitely has a different feel than my Nortons & other waterstones. I would not say it's gritty, but it did have a kind of 'brick' or ceramic like texture/feel if that makes sense?

Many of the barber hones I see have a slightly shiny finish, can that be re-created after lapping? This one started with some shine but has a very 'matte' finish after cleaning/lapping.