Thread: Another Honing Arsenal

Quite the arsenal! im kinda surprised to see so many barber hones!

lynn where are the numbers and names? must have itemized explanation I've never been so close to my laptop screen before haha

Nice Spread Lynn! I am not suprised though in the least.

Will N.

Nice, makes my heart beat fast! A hone for every possible encounter with a needy blade.

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I'm oddly surprised there's not more, although I can't imagine what more you'd need....

Wow, that Chosera is thin! How many razors has it seen, do you have an estimate about it Lynn?

Originally Posted by jeness

Wow, that Chosera is thin! How many razors has it seen, do you have an estimate about it Lynn?

You noticed eh..........

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,000. Tis the thickest of the stones I use. Normally I get about 2,500 out of a Norton 4K before it wears through.

Have fun.

There are people that have more for sure.

I started culling them a few years ago. All our kids are out of the house and when we moved, we bought a smaller house, so there simply was not enough room for all my stuff. I have been known to pick up a new hone and experiment with it .........

The other thing is that basically I hone razors 4-6 hours almost every day, so it's really in my best interest to find stones that will produce great results as close to 100 percent of the time and stick with them. It is still fun to be able to try out different stuff and I am lucky to have the opportunity to have a ton of razors to test on at all times. I rarely give an opinion on a stone or method without trying it on dozens or hundreds of razors.

Have fun.

Originally Posted by 94Terp

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I'm oddly surprised there's not more, although I can't imagine what more you'd need....

Originally Posted by Lynn

The other thing is that basically I hone razors 4-6 hours almost every day, so it's really in my best interest to find stones that will produce great results as close to 100 percent of the time and stick with them.

IMO this is where people don't understand where you're coming from sometimes. It is not that you are knocking naturals, or to be more specific, coticules ..... rather it is that someone who hones on the level that you do needs consistent and repeatable results, along with timely performance.

Between you honing for people who send razors to you, SRD, among other vendors, I know you don't have the time to fool around, unless you just feel like playing with this or that stone, and I know you do when you have the time and the inclination.

It amazes me that it is still a labor of love and a sport for you. Anyway, all I'm getting at is that honing on that professional level needs stones that are easily replaceable, relatively inexpensive (compared to J-nats or y/g eschers) and fast but giving stellar results. The fun stones get used too but I would guess more for personal use ?

And that's why you're the ''Chief Honemeister''!