Thread: Lathering a barber hone

Originally Posted by edhewitt

it was a bit rough when i got it (sort of pockmarked) so i lapped it on my atoma 400. it seems to have mellowed somewhat as i have used it, either that or i am getting to know it.

I would lap it a bit finer. May make it cut finer I know I restored an old barber hone and lapped it to 1500. Smooth sailing now. Then I treated it to restore some moisture. I forgot I even posted to this thread lol. Thanks for the pix it looks good.

It it probably is getting finer, like burnishing a hard ark. Smooths the cutting particles out and mellows them, in turn it cuts finer or doesn't cut as much. I'm not certain.


Cheers!