Thread: Frictionite 00

Originally Posted by zib

Good question, I hear a lot of hype about these. Was this made by "Norton" The one that went for over $1000.00 on Ebay? They were talking about it on razor and stone.

Is the finish off it comparable to an Escher, Jnat, What?

Well i heard from a few owners of The Norton ax men hone and its the king of barbers hence the price they command. The frictionite a strong second for sure both very fine barbers hone. As far as what they compare to? difficult to say since they are fast cutting hones so only a few passes needed, they are for managing a shave ready edge.

I've never had the norton ax man's hone so I can't comment on that. Comparing to an escher is like apples and oranges AFAIC. Take an escher to an ax competition and see how long it lasts. Those 'guaranteed soft' labels we see on some of them were accurately describing the composition of the stone.

The frictionite 00 was one of the American Hone Co's models. First in Olean, NY IIRC, and then in Morovia, Iowa. The earlier ones came in a green pouch with the rubbing stone, the later in a paper box, also with the rubbing stone.

It is a barber hone used for touching up razors. That is the extent of it. It is one of the better barber hones made for that purpose IMO. I'd also rate the Swaty and the Itsapeech up there with the 00 frictionite. Randy is the guy to ask. He forgot more about barber hones than most guys know.