Quote Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl View Post
recently i have done some experiment with barber hones.
i have test only 4 of them.
i could use only barber hone and make blade ready from scratch includes if blade has chips.
or i have find result which i use barber hone after norton 8k barber hone then pastes with excellent result.
In using barber hones now days gives a little problem .
The problem is at the moment no one makes barber hones. As a result you cannot guide any new user right directions. example i know how acts swaty,three line swaty,frictionate 00, panama hone,keen cutter,cmon
In this case i can talk about them and how the new person will go find exact hone i am talking about?
I think i we can make a topic just name it Barber hones characteristics then every barber hone user can come in and let his experience rest of the people to know. In this case i think we will have more information and knowledge about barber hones. if anyone wants to know information about barber hones they can open that thread and read about it.
hope this idea helps.
+1; it would be awesome to have some sort of compilation of information on barber hones. A single thread, a sub-section, reviews, or something in the wiki - whatever everyone thinks would be best.

It would be awesome to know things like how fast they cut, how does water vs dry vs lather affect performance, what is the final edge like, what sorts of razors "like" the hone, what sorts of razors don't, and all that good stuff.