Hi Guys,

One of the other forums was having a discussion regarding Barber Hones and as there has always been a group of Barber Hone proponents, I thought it would be interesting to get some information from you guys. I don't regularly use a Barber Hone as I find them very hard to handle and way too slow for most of the honing I do. It is also hard to determine the grit on them and there are a million varieties out there. That being said, I have tested them and used several for touch ups on occasion.

So.........What brands of razors are you guys honing with Barber Hones? Which Barber Hones are you using? How many strokes on a touch up? How many on a re-hone job? How many on an Ebay Special. Lather? Water? Oil? X-Pattern? Circles? It would be very interesting to hear more than I like Barber Hones and give the new guys an idea of exactly what is involved in their use and how much time is involved with each razor. I'm sure there is a lot of experimentation much the same as with a Norton and the polishing stones, but the specifics are not often discussed.

This should be fun.

Lynn