Hone advice for a beginner.

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Originally Posted by Utopian

I agree with everything above. The only addition is, if you only want a maintenance hone, and you need it to be cheap, then a barber hone is your best bet.

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This cannot be said enough. A barbers hone should be the first hone you get, once you know how to use one you will find it is the only hone you need.

But how do you know you bought a good barber hone, are there any new ones to buy?