Thread: Barber Hone Problem

Originally Posted by Utopian

I have no idea if this is the right course of action, but I wonder if perhaps you should lap it again to try to get past this bad reactive layer? Of course that presumes that lower layers will be better rather than worse. I really have no idea if that's the case but if the current layer is causing trouble, then it's of no use to you so it might as well be removed.

Or you could just toss the hone and get another one! I have gotten several "new" barber hones off of ebay and have never seen the problem you are referring to Jim.

Originally Posted by JMS

Or you could just toss the hone and get another one! I have gotten several "new" barber hones off of ebay and have never seen the problem you are referring to Jim.

Well, yeah, but where's the fun in that?

Well, as I can't exactly use it as is I might as well sand it down a bit more and see if it's any better. At least until I get the scratch together for a new one...I just spent my "spring mad money" on a new razor, and some soap, and some aftershave, and and and...
*sigh* So much to buy, so little money.

I will post some pictures when I get home from work and see what you guys think...

And no, Utopia, I didn't know the Primbles were like Swaty hones. I couldn't find any information on them at all, actually. In what way are they similar? Composition? Fineness?