Thread: Barber hone

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Yes I believe so.

So, in the normal honing process of an ebay razor, or any razor for that matter, you would hit the chinese 12k, hit the barber hone, then go to the 0.5 chromium oxide paste? Or is the barber hone in lieu of the pasted strop?

Originally Posted by pjrage

So, in the normal honing process of an ebay razor, or any razor for that matter, you would hit the chinese 12k, hit the barber hone, then go to the 0.5 chromium oxide paste? Or is the barber hone in lieu of the pasted strop?

Either one should work.

I would recommend a Swaty, Apart, No. 00 Frictionite combination, Dubl Duck combination, Itsapeech, or one of the finer Carborundum Co. ones. There are almost certainly other barbers' hones in their class. I would agree that the Swaty is smoother than 12k.

According to the instructions that came with a NOS one that I picked up the side with the company name is coarser then the plain side. They also say to use as many strokes as necessary to get the razor to the level of sharpness that you desire. The non marked side being the finishing side. Before I had something finer in a stone I used a Swaty following my 8k Norton and it was good. The stones are better IME. YMMV.