Thread: 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?

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.

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..

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

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.

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

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.

Look at the bright side.

Now you've got two hones. LOL

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

bokerblade:
GO RESCUE IT STAT!!