Quote Originally Posted by zib View Post
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.