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Hi all. I stumbled across someone selling a vintage barber hone in very good condition. The price is also very reasonable. I am a beginner and I don't know how to hone a razor, but I have heard that a barbers hone could be useful for putting an edge back onto a razor to increase the time between proper honing. I was wondering what other members think about barber hones and their usefulness.
Your kit is not complete with out a barbers hone, absolutely essential.
Barber hones work very well. As soon as you notice your shaves starting to degrade, 5 strokes is usually enough to bring it back.
What is the barber hone and how much? Reasonable is very subjective :)
Very true. I believe its a Boss Barber hone for $25. That seems reasonable, but I'm not too sure about hone prices. Here a pic:Quote:
Originally Posted by Slartibartfast
FWIW --
I recently bought a Boss barber hone at a flea market for $20, so your price sounds about right.
I also used two sheets of wet-or-dry sandpaper (@ $1/sheet) to lap it flat. That thing is _hard_.
Haven't used it on a razor, yet.
Charles
Barber hones are great, I love mine. What I do is wipe my brush with lather on them for glide and then do about 5-8 strokes depending on the edge.
Have fun!