Originally Posted by
RezDog
Oh there is yet another rabbit hole. I spent a lot of time playing with and researching Barber hones. There is a lot of information out there, it's just hard to find. Basically if you look on eBay or antique stores and find one for not a lot of money, buy it and try it. They used to be pretty cheap and plentiful, amd then Ron bought all the nice one, just kidding. Condition is everything. They are best if they don't need any repair or lapping. They can die from lapping but not always, so are ok. The factory surface seems to be the best. If they are lapped they may need to be burnished or they may fall apart. As close to NOS as you can find. Some of them are crazy money, stay away from those ones. Not that they are not good, just there are a lot of other good ones pout there.