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03-09-2009, 01:36 AM #11BHAD cured
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The barber hone is an Apart. The name is flanked by "rock picks". The leftmost "rock pick" has 2 lower commas behind it and it can look like an "L".
The Apart is equal to any Swaty (or better, IMO), and I think mine cuts a bit faster than a Swaty.
Great finds, enjoy.Last edited by Sticky; 03-09-2009 at 01:41 AM. Reason: added "IMO"
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03-09-2009, 05:19 PM #12Hones & Honing
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I agree with "Sticky". That is an Apart hone. Made in Austria.
Mine are finer than any Swaty or any other Barber hone I have seen.
You have 2 of the finest vintage hones available.
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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03-09-2009, 09:13 PM #13Just one more lap...
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Man, that's a beautiful stone.
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03-09-2009, 09:44 PM #14Senior Member
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damn nice find i finally figured out how to use my couticle very light touch and it gives a nice sharp edge with no pressure used
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03-09-2009, 09:48 PM #15Coticule researcher
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+1 Originally Posted by jwoods
In my experience, when honing on Belgian naturals, once the bevel is set, the lighter the touch, the sharper the edge.
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03-10-2009, 02:07 PM #16Bald before it was cool
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Knowing nothing about barber hones do you hone on the stamp side or the other side?
Don
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03-10-2009, 03:24 PM #17Shaving Monk
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Maybe fill the diagonal cut with superglue (Hot Stuff CA) and lap it flat for a full 8" of BBW? Originally Posted by Oldengaerde
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03-10-2009, 08:23 PM #18BHAD cured
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Either side. The Swaty instruction sheets imply that their stamped side is finer; they seem the same to me. My Apart is the same on both IMO. Originally Posted by junkinduck
With combination hones; the "down", or non-stamped side, is most often the coarse grit side.
Here is a picture of the Apart instructions on the box:
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