Thread: Can Anyone Identify the Hone

Hi All,

I inherited this home from my Grandfather. Can anyone id what type of hone this is and the grit?

I think those are pretty common dual grit synthetic hones... unfortunately I don't think they are suitable for razors. Maybe the finer side could be used to do some heavy honing to remove large chips, but then you'd have to do a lot of cleanup with finer hones.

*edit - nevermind, it is probably much coarser than you want to use on razors... http://www.fixfind.com/product/IT-80...ors-Tools.html

As stated by TwistedOak , it's not a stone that I would put a razor to. It's a great thing that it's from your grandfather. I have some of my grandfather's stones also.
The grit could range from 180 to 650-800ish, If it has markings on it, I can pin down the manufacturer & grit rating, but without markings & those photos alone, I cannot.

Welcome aboard.

Originally Posted by TwistedOak

I think those are pretty common dual grit synthetic hones... unfortunately I don't think they are suitable for razors. Maybe the finer side could be used to do some heavy honing to remove large chips, but then you'd have to do a lot of cleanup with finer hones.

*edit - nevermind, it is probably much coarser than you want to use on razors... 6" Aluminum Oxide Sharpening Honing Whetstone - Dual Grit - Knives Scissors Tools

Thank You very much for the information. I will not try it on a razor. My Grandfather had it with a bunch of old razors so I assumed he used them to hone them but I guess not.

There are no marks on the stone but I will not use it for my razors. Thank You.

Looks like it might be made out of carborundum or another type of synthetic material like aluminum oxide etc. Might be ok if what you're doing is fixing a big chip or honing out a frown. I go as low as my dmt 325 if i'm taking out a big nasty frown.

you'd want to lap the stone flat if you were to use it for razors, and for as coarse of a stone as that is, they dont lap easy it seems to me.. maybe with loose lapping grit and some glass/granite tile..

It is not worth to lap it. Keep it as your memento and use it for courser tools like knives and chisels.

this thread just jogged my failing memory. i wound up with my grandfather's machinists trunk, full of reamers, taps, dies, thread gauges, and some hones. there's a little leather pouch in it full of various sizes and shapes of slipstones. he repaired shoe machinery equipment for united shoe in marlborough mass. the one thing i wish i still had that my father found in the trunk after his dad died was a Baby Browning, which he traded for a high end engraved ithaca 12 ga double, and which i eventually traded to a gun nut for car repairs.