Interest in barber hone flattening service?

Barber hones are notoriously hard to lap, and to help me get some hones flattened I bought a DMT 320-grit diamond hone. This thing works like a charm. I lapped a beat-up Swaty in about 20 minutes.

Would anybody be interested in sending me hones to lap? I think I'd be willing to do it for $8 plus shipping. It would save you some frustrating hours or the expense of a diamond hone, and it would help me recoup the cost of my new hone. :)

If the volume or time needed is more than I'm anticipating, I might have to call this off, but I thought I'd see if there was any interest. If there was a lot of interest, I might come up with a sliding price scale for various hone repair services.

If you plan to lap a lot of hones, though, I highly recommend this stone. I got mine from www.theperfectedge.com.

Let me know what you think. :)
Josh

Josh you make a very good point. I just purchased a 320 DMT as well from Howard and it really is a wonder stone when it comes to lapping. I had some glazing problems with my norton and was able to rework the surface in ~10 minutes.

This should be a valuable service to those who have lapped with sandpaper and find the norton isn't cutting as well as it used to. According to Howard you can also flatten the coticule and blue belgian with the dmt.

JR

I have the D8XX and D8C (DMT 120 and 320) they are fantastic plates for flatening.

If your stones are dished at all they would benifit from a trip to the DMT plate. Great service your offering there.

I have four vintage barber hones (I guess that's the only kind there is, nowadays...), each one "purty as a picture":

- a Diamond King
- an It's a Peach
- a Carborundum
- a "three-line" Swaty (but this one is probably a knock-off...)

I darn near wore my arm off trying unsuccessfully to lap a couple of them with sandpaper. So as the budget permits, I'd be pleased to send them to Josh-san for a "corrective emotional experience". :)

-denis

We have our guinea pig. :)

I'll send you a PM with my shipping info, and we'll see if we can work something out.

Josh

What an offer! Buying the sandpaper alone is $8.00 (I know personally)
Thanks Josh!

Okay, I've scrounged up some bubblewrap and stuff, so I'm planning on sending Josh my barber hones for his treatment. I figure, hang the expense, I'll just switch to cheap beer for a while. Actually, scratch that idea, I HATE cheap beer. Well, it'll all work out. :)

-denis

Denis and I are really going to put my little proposal to the test here... We'll see if I live to regret it. :)

Josh

Well Josh

I may have three to send to you for flattening, I will pm details.

Butch

My thanks to Josh for undertaking the labor! I now have four freshly-lapped barber hones to try out. If only I could crack the stubborn secrets of honing, I might actually be able to test them... :thinking: Well, all things in due course, hopefully!

-denis

Your off to the right start :D Flat hones...

Your best bet is to just dive right in and do it. It takes a few attempts to get the right feel, but once there you'll be happy :D

I have seriously ripped biceps now... :D

I don't think I'll be offering this service on a regular basis. It was a fun experiment, but I didn't like how long it's taking me to turn the hones around. I can only lap for so long before the arm needs a break... :)

It was a fun experiment, though.

Josh

OK, guys...

I just ordered the DMT extra, extra coarse. It's a 120-grit monster. I'm offering this flattening service again for a while to see if I can turn hones around more efficiently with this thing. Same price--$8 each plus shipping. :)

Any takers?

Josh

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

OK, guys...

I just ordered the DMT extra, extra coarse. It's a 120-grit monster. I'm offering this flattening service again for a while to see if I can turn hones around more efficiently with this thing. Same price--$8 each plus shipping. :)

Any takers?

Josh

---

I would take you up brother if I had a hone for you... have any around that you can lap then send ;) haha

The DMT 120 arrived today, and so far I have one thing to say: THIS THING EATS HONES FOR LUNCH!

I love it. I had been lapping a carborundum on my DMT 325, and I'd spent about an hour on it. It was getting there, but it was still hollowed out in the middle.

Three minutes on this monster and it was flat as could be. And with no pressure.

I'm working on an Arkansas now, which I've spent two or three hours on already. After about 10 minutes, I'm almost done with one side.

So the barber hone lapping service is officially back. :)

Before anyone rushes out and buys this: I'd only recommend it if you have a serious case of hone acquisition disorder. I paid $70 for it, and it doesn't have any other practical uses for razors. I still plan to finish the surface on my 325, because the 120 leaves some scratches.

Anybody have some hones you'd like lapped? :)

Josh