Thread: what's this?

http://www.executive-shaving.co.uk/s...ning-stone.php

i can get this fairly cheap from store in my city (8€), but how to use it? am i posed to wet it like norton? and does it have 2 different grits, in picture it looks to have 2 different sides? anyone knows anything bout this? i am going to buy me a 3'' wide norton as soon as i have extra money for it, but that should work better than nothing...

There are cheap Norton 2-grit stones for about the same price here, but the grits are like 120 and 220, which is WAY too rough for razor work.

and that should have good grits? atleast it says it's good for razors and i don't want to order norton just yet... but that should do the same work? i think it's good for practice? and then when i know how to hone, then order norton...

Actually what you have here is a silicon carbide abrasive, which is too rough for razor work. It's like learning to surf on a skateboard.

thanks... in that case i need no order that norton asap... i want to learn how to hone asap...