Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Of course, there's nothing wrong with old gear. There's a reason Swaty made over 5 million hones.

The reason is, people figured out that they were great hones. They still are, and relatively speaking, for maintenance only, they are still a great and effective bargain.
He's one of those people that wants only new, I couldn't sell him a Nox-all of mine even for a real good price. Personally the only thing I would buy new would be the strop and the brush.