Thread: Frictionite 00

I recently was given a two sided frictionite 00 near mint still with the original leather case.

Q: can I lap it like a normal hone?
Q: It has no slurry stone what would be the best sub.?

If it was mine I wouldn't lap it at all. Chances are it is probably flat enough and the original finish may be better than a lapped surface. I would use a nylon bristle brush under some running water. I had one that I sold. The slurry stone was of a different material. Probably softer than the hone. Here again, I would use it with water and skip the slurry.

If I was going to lap it I would use a DMT D8C 325 or better yet, a DMT D8XX 120. That is a relatively valuable stone as is. The less you do to it the more it will hold its value. IMHO.

The Frictionite didnt come with a slurry stone it came with a Rub-stone to get the stone clean remove the glaze and steel!
Enjoy!

How good is the finish from these anyways? WHy do they demand such high prices?? A fricionite 00 is comparable to a???

Atm.. the fine side is glass smooth and the more course side is more fine than my norton 8k

Originally Posted by brooksie967

How good is the finish from these anyways? WHy do they demand such high prices?? A fricionite 00 is comparable to a???

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?

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?

The edge of that norton stone is finer then a Yg Escher and cuts fast.
So fast you can refresh the edge of axe in 5-10 strokes which in a middle of a competion is a huge
edge to beat the other guys.

Originally Posted by brooksie967

How good is the finish from these anyways? WHy do they demand such high prices?? A fricionite 00 is comparable to a???

Cause they rare and nice stuff.
Simply reality when supply and demand work well in a marketplace.

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.