Thread: Getting a smoother/duller edge??

Mr. X I thought the Lithide hones were a charcoal or graphite color. My Honemaster is a light brown or tan like color.

Glen

Originally Posted by gglockner

Mr. X I thought the Lithide hones were a charcoal or graphite color. My Honemaster is a light brown or tan like color.

Glen

The Lithide is almost black, and the Itsapeech is cool navy green (I expected peach orange??)

Originally Posted by gglockner

Mr. X I thought the Lithide hones were a charcoal or graphite color. My Honemaster is a light brown or tan like color.

So's mine, but these are not the natural Belgian stones or anything where the colour indicates the fineness of the grit. the colours of the barber hones are inconsistent with respect to colours.

X

AFD, I've noticed the same thing about the smoother shaving razors looking a little rougher. I've had razors that I had honed and stropped until under 100x they still looked like a black sheet of glass (VEERRRRY sharp) but were very uncomfortable to shave with, but the same razor looking like the crudely filed edge of an axe (I'm exaggerating of course) shaved quite smoothly.
I'm sure there is more to this story, of course.
On a side note, I LOVE the itsapeech hone for finishing. I've only lapped it against another barber hone, but it is extremely smooth.
I do need to get a new Norton, however, I've managed to crack mine.
John P.