Swastika Barber Hone - Good buy or bad move?
So maybe I'll get buyer's remorse. I saw a barber's hone, strange brand name (swastika, even has a swastika on it, but I don't think it has anything to do with Adenoid Hynkel (Chaplin's Great Dictator). The price was not bad, $37, so I thought, may as well start to learn how to hone these things, even though I'm a newbie to the SR world. Wanna be a duck? Gotta learn how to quack!
So here's the description from the ebay seller:
Swastika Razor Hone/ Never Used/
1/2 inch thick 2 inches wide 5 1/2 inches long
New Old Stock - no box
I found this stored safely in a wooden box of clipper parts I bought
I guess the barber had it in reserve and never had to use it
Edges are slightly chamfered
No chips or imperfections - They don't get any nicer than this
I am not exactly sure of the grit, most single grit hones of this type are 12K
These type of hones are used to maintain an already sharp razor between sharpening
3 or 4 passes is all it takes
So was this a mistake? I should have asked on the board before buying, but what the hay. :shrug:I'll also need some pointers on how to use it. Is this the same as the hones that Lynn talks about on the DVD, or is this different because it's a "barber's hone"? Thanks for your advice!:D