Thread: New stone that is barber hone equivalent

The idea of a barber hone is that it is fast, required a few strokes and is strictly for touch ups. That is what it is made for. Coticules are great hones and I dearly love them. You could touch up a razor on one but it is a different kettle of fish.

The Chinese 12k is a slow finishing hone. It is not the sort of thing I want to hit a few licks on between passes to restore an edge and come back to my next pass before my lather dries out.

The Spyderco UF (ultra fine) is IIRC made of a similar material as the old barber hones. It is well thought of by many and is , like the old barber hones, designed to be used wet or dry.

I saw a SRD (S.R. Droescher) barber hone on ebay last night with a buy it now of $25.00. If you keep your ear to the ground these deals come up. hi_bud_gl has sold a number of good barber hones in the classifieds recently. He might have others he is willing to let go ? I wouldn't be surprised if he does.

the chinese 12k is very slow stone, talking about 100+ laps to get things done

Be patient. I checked the ebay completed listings: Swatys are sold for as little as 6 USD, sometimes only because of some scratces or little chips. You can (takes some elbow grease) lap them with sandpaper.

If you post a WTB in the classifieds, someone is bound to answer you with a generous offer. That's the nature of everyone on this site, they're willing to help you out. I got one from here the very same way and I love that hone!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The idea of a barber hone is that it is fast, required a few strokes and is strictly for touch ups. That is what it is made for. Coticules are great hones and I dearly love them. You could touch up a razor on one but it is a different kettle of fish.

The Chinese 12k is a slow finishing hone. It is not the sort of thing I want to hit a few licks on between passes to restore an edge and come back to my next pass before my lather dries out.

The Spyderco UF (ultra fine) is IIRC made of a similar material as the old barber hones. It is well thought of by many and is , like the old barber hones, designed to be used wet or dry.

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Perfect explanation function of the hones Jimmy a BIG +1 ON THIS

I might have a swaty I'm willing to part with
tho I am in europe so postage costs could add up ;/

Originally Posted by BHChieftain

Hi,
I'm looking for a 2" hone for touch ups on an already honed blade-- I keep getting outbid on ebay on the Swatys out there (gee, thanks guys...)

What would be the nearest equivalent new stone? If you have a good supplier, I'd appreciate that, too.

Thanks
BH

Hi guys,
I posted the origininal post wayyyy back in March.... consider it a dead request...

-Chief