Thread: Hone of the Day

So the mottled one in the box looks like a sythetic coticule. I had one that was on par with an average coti for grit.
Purple one is a Purple PHIG. For Hirlau.
I have never seen one like that before.
Mike your the master of testing things. Test a couple of blades on them to see if they are finishers.

Originally Posted by ultrasoundguy2003

So the mottled one in the box looks like a sythetic coticule. I had one that was on par with an average coti for grit.
Purple one is a Purple PHIG. For Hirlau.
I have never seen one like that before.
Mike your the master of testing things. Test a couple of blades on them to see if they are finishers.

I just put 100 passes on the purple hone.....definite finisher. You don't even hear the blade pass over it, its that smooth. Think of it as a synthetic ceramic stone. You can build a slurry, with a red DMT 25 micron. But its a PINTA....!!! A step above my blue/green Thurigan..... For sure!!!!

The boxed stone....seems to be a natural. But I may be wrong, never seen one quite like this one.

Ozuko (+Botan/Mejiro/Koma) on Waterhouse razor. My only Japanese rocks (so far).

[My new Escher came in the mail today. Celebrated this by honing a NOS Friedr. Schlemper Focus. Result: a very smooth and close shave. Quite similar result as razors finished on my other vtg thuringians - I expected this, but now I'm sure, and, a proud owner of an Escher anyway

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