The "Official" Old-Fashion, barber-hone thread.....

[Garry]

Your correct , from my experience ( not a lot .. ) and from what I've read on the forum .. Barber hones are mostly used for touching up an edge , one thats became a little dull - maintenance like you said ..
I have however heard some people do use them exclusively for all there honing needs -- you need to be pretty dedicated to do that IMHO and I recon most of the memebers here would suggest a norton or another fast cutting stone which would be more ideally suited for resetting a bevel ,and creating a good edge ..

When I started out all I had was a little barber hone , they're nice to have and ideal for just touching up

Tilly .. you may have heard mentioned here sells barber hones , I bought the beginners set a few years ago , nice little hones for starting out with
heres a link to her page , sdoesn't look like there much left ,but I suggest maybe emailing her ansd asking what she has available .. She is an absolute pleasure to deal with ..

http://www.redtrader99.com/hones.html

Garry