Thread: Barber Hones

I put it in a dilute chlorine solution for a few hours - that seemed to do the trick. I have no idea what trichlosan is.

[QUOTE=gratewhitehuntr;110429]I have Tilly's starter pack of a cushion strop, a Gem, and a Lithide.

Cushion strop---------good
Gem---------------------good
Lithide------------------JUNK!!!

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I have these three hones and, while I don't think the Lithide is JUNK, I'll just say its one of the more inconsistent/problematic hones. Even after much lapping, including using the 8k side of the Norton, its still a PIA and I don't use it as a finishing hone - too coarse.

I agree that the Cushion Strop (medium) and Gem (medium-fine) are good little hones.

I also have the following hones:

Little Devil (very coarse/coarse) - good for lapping other hones, setting a bevel on new razors and/or e-bay razors in decent shape.

Amalgamite (fine) - good hone - I can shave off of it, but I generally use it as the second-to-last hone before going to my finishing hones.

American Hone - not a bad finishing hone, especially at $10 for a hone in almost mint condition on e-bay.

Apart - very good finishing hone, I think its similar to a Swaty (made in Marburg, Austria) and a steal at $10 (in very good condition, very little use no chips, etc) on e-bay. This is my go-to finishing hone and I get very nice edges I do a few strokes dry and then a few more with water or lather. The edges I get off of the Apart are very good (I rate them as comparable to the edge I get off of the .5 diamond paste) and smooth. It also works well on all of my razors (but haven't tried it on my wedges yet), regardless of size or material.

One of the tips I picked up frome someone off the board is to hold a barber's hone firmly enough to provide a stable surface, but no so tightly that there's no give/float. The explanation why this works is because it gives the hone a little play/float that allows the razor to find the proper angle along its entire length and allows you to compensate for any small irregularities/uneven spots along the lenght of the blade.

I really like my barber's hones - there's a lot of trial and error involved, which is why I use a practice razor to play with a new hone to get a sense of where it fits in with my other hones in terms of coarseness and how to get the best results from it.

I have gotten NOS razors shaving sharp in about 15 minutes using nothing but a succession of 3 - 4 hones of various grits.

I've gotten NOS razors shaving sharp with only linen and leather

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

I've gotten NOS razors shaving sharp with only linen and leather

Cheers
Ivo

Bet it took more than 15 minutes!

no Chris - I was just pointing out the condition of the razor (it only took say 30 linen and 60 leather) acually, I think this holds true for several of my NOS razors...

Cheers
Ivo

not as aggressive as chlorine and doesn't stink .

many restraunts use it to treat the rags in the kitchen. if you see a bunch of rags in a bucket of water there is a very good chance that the water is treated with triclosan.

it comes in a powder form in little packets, this is why I suggested it, easy to dispense and low mess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triclosan


I know it is the active ingredient in SoftSoap hand soap. Walmart sells a very large knock off of this brand for like $4 for 40oz I use it as body wash and it does a nice job of keepin the funk down. Soft body armor makes you sweat like a hog in Fl and anything that helps keep you from stinking is very nice.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

Soft body armor makes you sweat like a hog in Fl and anything that helps keep you from stinking is very nice.

well, this is a shaving forum...

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by izlat

well, this is a shaving forum...

Cheers
Ivo

I was talking about the fact that mparker762 said he had a green norton once, and suggesting a way to keep nortons, which are prone to stinking, clean without the use of bleach.

I have always thought that a nice aspect of this forums is that because many of the people here seem to be more intelligent than the average schmuck, it provides a broader knowledge base.

Do you see me cracking on ForestryProf for measuring tree's boobs?

Originally Posted by ForestryProf

I always get a kick out of explaining DBH (diameter at breast height) to non-foresters. One of the best conversations I can remember was with a faculty member in foreign languages who I had hired to translate an old French manuscript for me. We met to discuss her progress and she was thrilled at all of the new things she was learing by being involved with the project. I asked her what in particular she was learning and she said that she never knew that trees had breasts. I apparently looked confused so she turned to a portion of the translated manuscript where the author was reporting the height to the trees breast. I started laughing, explained the mistake, and she proceeded to argue with me for the next 20 minutes explaining why I must be wrong.

Cheers,
Ed

Next time read back for a little context chief.

Originally Posted by Kees

What's a green coticule? How do they compare to "ordinary" coticules?

Originally Posted by mparker762

I had a green norton once. The only real difference from the standard nortons was the smell :-)

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

yuck yuck yuck .....no really!

Seriously though, I wonder if you could just add a little Triclosan to the water??
If it won't eat a dish rag left in it for a week then I think a stone would be ok..

Thank you and good night.

Yeah, I read the whole thread... sure, we all like to be among intelligent people but

I was implying that you can shave more than your face - which may have been in bad taste but I thought it's not as bad on a shaving forum

No need to thank me
Ivo