Thread: Moravian Barber Hone

Found an old Moravian brand double sided barber hone in an antique store today for about $4. It came in the original box with all of the original instructions.
Here's what it says:

"Magic Edge Maker. Puts Life in you razors. Use it dry or wet. Slip a razor two to four strokes over the fast side, then six to eight on the "velvety" side and you will have a perfect edge. "

Wow, sounds easy doesn't it? LOL.....little problem though. I can't tell which side is the velvety edge because they are both very smooth to the touch. I can tell you this; one side is orange and the other is brown. A little help here would be great, as I am only versed in the Norton honing technique....and I've been drinking. Any barber hone experts out there that can give me sound advice would be appreciated.

I had this with a Swaty. Take a maginfying glass and you'll see which side is the finer one.

When your sober, wet the stone and feel both sides with the tips of your fingers.
You should be able to tell which is which.

Originally Posted by JMS

When your sober, wet the stone and feel both sides with the tips of your fingers.
You should be able to tell which is which.

Not much luck there. I'm a musician and my fingertips are quite calloused. I can't really feel subtleties such as that. I think that it's the brown side just by looking at it very closely. I don't even know if I'll benefit from learning this style hone anyway, unless something dreadful happens to my Norton...*gulp*

Originally Posted by misteredwino

Not much luck there. I'm a musician and my fingertips are quite calloused.

For a moment I thought you were going to say "Not much luck there. I'm a musician and I'm never sober!"

Originally Posted by majurey

For a moment I thought you were going to say "Not much luck there. I'm a musician and I'm never sober!"

Ha! That's funny. I actually thought about it.

Originally Posted by majurey

For a moment I thought you were going to say "Not much luck there. I'm a musician and I'm never sober!"

'Twas a good one there Majurey. Have you ever really seem this mythical sober musician.