My hone: is it suited for straight razors?
Hi there!
I bought, some time ago, a little kit made of a straight razor (a Dovo 5/8 "best quality" half-hollow ground, i presume), a strop and a hone.
No problems on the razor or strop departments. And, so far, I've had some great shaves with this little razor, plus the strops I make for myself and others (free of charge, but tradable for items of equal estimate value... :D).
Now, the hone is a different thing. I've read a great deal about the Norton 4K8K and the coticules. But my hone is neither one of those. It's a Col. Conk Arkasas. It is a very smooth to the touch stone mounted on a woden paddle that, on the handle, reads, in red print "Col. Conk Surgical Arkansas". I don't know the grit of this thing... does any of you know these hones? Do you know the grit of it? Is it suited for straight razor honing? Do I need to lap it? And if I do need to... how do I do such a thing?
Thanks for the help, guys!