Yeah, real bummer... Shipping it across USA, and then across the world for couple of weeks, just to get broken in split second.

Tony, what is your experience with the barber hones? Did you find something from Tilly's selection that is finer than Norton 8K? I hoped it was gonna be the Lithide ot the Itsapeech, but they both seemed rougher (even for that couple of swipes before I start lapping the Lithide). I really like the barber hones format and size...

Nenad