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    Question Hone broke in half.

    So I just got in a few straight razors I bought off of ebay and it came with a old hone! don't know what brand but while looking it over it felt kind of brittle so I applied some pressure and it broke in half. is this normal for a hone?

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    Without seeing a photo or two it is pure speculation, but I'd say it had a fault or stress raiser and yielded to the pressure. IOW, any normal hone I've encountered would not snap easily. OTOH, I wasn't trying to break any. Fellow over at Japan Woodworker told me he has glued synthetic stones back together and lapped and used them.

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    I've seen it before on a couple of carborundum hones I once had. They were brittle to the touch and it didn't take much to break them. My guess was the binder broke down over the years..

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    I think it was just old because it started failing apart on the corners once I started applying pressure .

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    Is it natural or synthetic?

    Unless it's very thin rock usually is brittle like that if it has serious flaws in it, is very thin or the rock itself is rotted.

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    Photos so we can see what typye of stone it is.

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    Question for the Senior Members of SRP:
    What are the funereal rites for a deceased hone?
    Do we pour hi-test whiskey over it and immolate it a la the Vikings?
    Is there a hone "transplant list" in the spirit of organ donation?
    Is the playing of "Taps" along with an honour guard required?
    Sorry to hear about your hone. I'm sure it's in a happy place and feeling no pain.

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    Look at the bright side.

    Now you've got two hones. LOL

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    I would take pics but its in the dump now! sorry!

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    bokerblade:
    GO RESCUE IT STAT!!

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