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12-26-2011, 05:43 AM #1Senior Member
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Barber's hones -- Use
I pored through the Wiki, looking for instructions on how to use a barber's hone, but I could not find anything.
I saw one used in a movie (the Great Dictator), but I don't want to risk ruining my razor or stone because some Hollywood guy didn't do the right thing...
Is it similar to a regular hone? Do you use oil on it or water? Do you lap it similarly to a waterstone?
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12-26-2011, 05:49 AM #2Senior Member
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this is a great video by Gssixgun on barber hone use.....
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12-26-2011, 05:48 PM #3I Bleed Slurry
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Barber's hones are for touching up an edge that is just starting to pull or feel dullish on the shave. Once that happens you apply lather and make 3-7 strokes on the barber's hone (depending on the pulling). You should be fine after stropping for your shave.
Glen's video is a very good one on barber's hones.mjhammer likes this.
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nothing else need be said!~!
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How do you guys find these, with lather used, compared to a decent japanese finisher (final finisher, that is, like a good tight non-scratchy ozuku, etc)?
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12-30-2011, 06:53 PM #6At this point in time...
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Originally Posted by DaveW
The difference is that going to a nice Ozuku is more into the "Chasing a Perfect Edge" realm of this hobby rather than "I just want a comfortable Shave"
Honestly most of the upper end of this hobby and using the High Grit hones and Natural finishers is more about chasing that last elusive 1% of the edge...
ie: Hobby vs Shaving
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