Part of the reason, if I remember correctly, is the lady that had the recipes died and took them with her to the grave.


More realistically though, The market is not there to justify the cost to R&D/manufacturer/market. The synthetic stones we buy today are not manufactured with straight razors in mind. Luckily for us people still need knives and tools to be sharp.

If they were being made, I would guess new ones probably be $20-$30. The only place I can really see new barber hones coming from is people like randy and charlie experimenting on a small scale.


Quote Originally Posted by Grizzley1 View Post
Thanks Jim,
I didnt think I needed to be so literal here. I not a new comer to shaving with a straight,Ive used one for more years than I care to admit,the point I was making ,or tring to make was that why is it that noboby makes a barber hone anymore,they were $1 and now you can pay $30 for a chipped Swaty,and Im sure that people in the stone business could get something like an Escher if they wanted to,but do they still exist? I have a set of Nortons and a Coti and a c12,and am awaiting a thurigen from one of the stores Ive seen here,but,I would love to play with an Escher,or a tam,Oshanty,or any or the old ones that some of the members here rave about. On another note,the Israilie(sic) stone that was mentioned I believe they are called a Covenant stone,I had contacted a dealer in them and was told they werent good for straights. I was just trying to understand why nobody is making something like the Swaty,if it cost a buck back in the day ,then I think I would pop for $30 for a new one with no problem. The other point was are there no other natural stones that work well that arent in the hundreds of dollars.
Thanks for all the responces
Griz