The Perforated hone, Co

[Hungryboxerdog]

Just a quick question:

Does anyone have any information on a hone made by "THE PERFORATED HONE, CO" that has dimples drilled into the surface?

Would these make good hones if all one wanted was one hone and .5 diamond pasted strop?

Thanks in advance!

[halwilson]

Hi Hungryboxerdog,

If you are looking for a hone to supplement your diamond pasted strop, I would not recommend this hone. I have one of these perforated type hones, known as "pit" hones. They were specifically designed to help remove a wire-edge. (Of course, the otherside of the hone, the side without pits, could be used as a finishing hone. I'm not sure how useful these pit hones are, as it seems easy enough, given a little practice, to remove a wire-edge by simply backhoning on a regular hone.

I don't know too much about diamond pastes and how they are used, but if you are looking for a single grit *barber* hone to use in combination with pasted strops, I'd recommend an Amalgamite or Wester Bros. medium grit hone. The Amalgamite would be my first choice, but the Wester Bros or any other medium grit hone should suffice. By using different media, dry, slurry, water or lather you can obtain different grit results using one single medium grit hone. Used skillfully in this manner, and then finishing up with a pasted strop should suffice. Both of the hones I've mentioned are available at Tilly's website (NOS); however, she may only have a few Amalgamites remaining in stock.

If you're look'n for barber hones, the best choice would be a good quality combination hone, one side having a coarse grit, the other having a fine grit. Having a coarser grit and finer grit hone is very helpful for bringing up a keen edge.

Hal

[Hungryboxerdog]

Thanks Hal!

Seems I learn something every day when it comes to honing. I suppose the shaving "learning curve" applies to the honing aspects, too.

The good (great, really) news is that Arkansas stone arrived today... so I got all worked up over nothing. Along with the stone came sample packets of 2.5 micron silicon carbide and .5 micron chromium oxide. Those fellows at Hand American are some generous folks!

Thanks again for clearing up what that hone was intended for.

Dan

[randydance062449]

You should tell us if your razor is new, an ebay special, if your currently shaving with it etc.
Give us some backrouund info.

[Hungryboxerdog]

Randy,

I have only two razors, both a new Dovo Gemico and an old-but-restored Cadman&Sons Bengall (Sheffield blade) purchased off ebay.

The Dovo seems to only need a few strokes on a pasted strop, but that Bengall may need a little work on a hone before a pasted strop will be of any use.