Thread: How many classic barber hones do you have?

Hard to tell without actually counting...but somewhere north of 150 or so. Maybe more...?

WP34

41 votes only? Aren't there that many new guys coming in every week? Why no more votes? Wrong section?

No pics yet, but I did receive my two newest barber hones today. One is the "Perforated" complete with the box (fair condition) but guess what happens when you remove a lot of hone material from the middle part of the hone? What? (they all say) It dishes out really quickly. I fixed it of course.

The other turn out to be a "APART" from Marburg, Austria. And feels like glaaass. OH but the "warpage"! The topside flatness (after considerable leveling) now shows the approximate shape of a baby's foot. The backside isn't quite as bad, but the same guy was using it too, just not as long.

Interested to see if I ever actually use these for "refreshments". As i hone with tape, I just don't whip the razor onto these for "on the fly" refresh. By the time i "tape up", I figger to use the big rocks...

But for travel or camping or such...

I think that the barber hone story has gone around quite a bit, I'm sure that some of the older members have them in fairly large collections but are no longer excited to talk about them. We all have our own current area of interest and excitement, and for me it is migratory.

Sure but there's nothing at this site that hasn't gone 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round one more time.

I guess "polls" are dead. One can vote without discussion.

Anyhoo, i has steel to reshape, minutely.

I finally found some info on the Zanol, from one on the 'bay right now:

I hope you told them if it has a price on it the law says

Zero barber hones here. I am beginning to think you rascals bought them all!

Originally Posted by RezDog

I'm sure that some of the older members have them in fairly large collections but are no longer excited to talk about them.

Well, the excitement does wane a little when few want to hear about them.

I brought a pile of barber hones to a few meet-ups and found the only benefit was a little exercise from carrying them. These are basic, relatively boring, workhorses and they don't seem to generate the enthusiasm of the high end hones.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Well, the excitement does wane a little when few want to hear about them.

I brought a pile of barber hones to a few meet-ups and found the only benefit was a little exercise from carrying them. These are basic, relatively boring, workhorses and they don't seem to generate the enthusiasm of the high end hones.

Now I'm confused...as usual....I read in the thread that someone counted a 12k as a hone??? Now you mention "high end hones", what would be considered a high end hone? Is a "hone" considered just for refreshing? In that case I would have the 2 I mentioned, plus a 12k, then a select grade coticule? I thought a hone was something that came in a box that said, "xxxxxx Hone"....help!

I end up using my chinese 12k more than my barber hones to touch up edges.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Well, the excitement does wane a little when few want to hear about them.

I brought a pile of barber hones to a few meet-ups and found the only benefit was a little exercise from carrying them. These are basic, relatively boring, workhorses and they don't seem to generate the enthusiasm of the high end hones.

+1...Couldn't agree more, even though many of the 'finer' Barber Hones will accomplish what many of the so called 'high end hones' will as far as finishing an edge.