Barber Hone Lapping

**Zorro** · 03-01-2011, 03:33 AM

Hello,

What is the best way to lap a barber hone? I have a hone that has a small scratch across the width of the stone, not deep at all but noticeable. Can you advise please?

Thank you.

**Slartibartfast** · 03-01-2011, 03:52 AM

Can you feel the scratch when you hone? If not I wouldnt bother.

I usually use 220 wet/dry sandpaper when I need to lap barber hones.

Originally Posted by Zorro

Hello,

What is the best way to lap a barber hone? I have a hone that has a small scratch across the width of the stone, not deep at all but noticeable. Can you advised please?

Thank you.

**Zorro** · 03-01-2011, 04:19 AM

Thanks for the reply Slarti,

Yes, I can feel the scratch when I hone. Will a DMT 325 work? I might as well give it a try.

**Utopian** · 03-01-2011, 04:20 AM

The best way to lap a barber hone is to not do it. A scratch is an aesthetic issue. Unless you can FEEL the scratch when honing, it is best to leave the original surface intact.

**Zorro** · 03-01-2011, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Utopian

The best way to lap a barber hone is to not do it. A scratch is an aesthetic issue. Unless you can FEEL the scratch when honing, it is best to leave the original surface intact.

Yes, I can feel the scratch when honing. It's not much but noticeable.

**Deerhunter1995** · 03-01-2011, 04:27 AM

Honing a barber hone is not a good idea unless the scratch effacts the way it hones, the surface of a barber hone is not desgned ot be honed like other hones are.

**KalgoorlieBoi** · 03-01-2011, 04:27 AM

just follow the wiki, put some wet'n'dry sand paper on a very flat surface spray with some water and do figure 8's with your hone.
you can finish by lapping again on some finer paper but thats just personal preferance.
If it's an older ceramic hone it might take ages......and ages.

Hone Lapping 101 - Straight Razor Place Wiki

**Utopian** · 03-01-2011, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by Zorro

Yes, I can feel the scratch when honing. It's not much but noticeable.

In that case, yes, you definitely need to lap it. Use the hone lapping 101 in the Wiki, but only do it minimally. If you can feel the scratch, then it is a high point that will be removed first by any lapping. The entire depth of the scratch does not need to be removed. You just need to remove a little in order to eliminate the high spot and you don't need to worry about the low parts of the scratch. You should stop at this point to preserve the original surface of the hone.

**gugi** · 03-01-2011, 06:29 AM

I didn't know the surface of those is any special, but I hate lapping them anyways because ceramics is really hard.
Though the instructions on swatys (if i'm not mistaken) say that the hones can be refinished with emery paper. I have very little experience with these hones though, may be had 20 or so, a few in excellent original condition, the rest I had to lap, but I've only used each few times at most, usually just to test they do what they're supposed to.

I am curious what is the difference of the lapped surface.

**randydance062449** · 03-01-2011, 06:56 AM

When you do lap it be sure to use a lot of water on the hone and rinse the swarf off very frequently. You don't want to destroy that DMT 325.

After you have used the 325 then move up the grit ladder to 1000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, use it wet. That will give you a nice smooth texture on the hone surface. This will be the one and only time you will ever need to lap that hone.

Hope this helps,

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