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    Default Two hones, what are they?

    Here are photos of a couple of hones that came my way about which I know nothing. The first stone is a grey-green on one side and a maroon on the other. It has an uneven separation between the two.Name:  ggreenhonesm2.jpg
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    The other is a Glass Hone which appears to be a sandblasted glass surface.
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    Does anyone have an idea about what the top stone is and how to use the glass stone?
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    1 st one is a barber hone.
    1 side should be courser then other. you can use and sharpen your blade.
    Second one i am not sure.

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    There have been various types of glass hone like this - some for safety razors and some for straights.

    Here's a google books page from Popular Mechanics dated 1906 where they describe haow to make one for a traight razor.

    It's on page 747, just a bit after the mid point on the side-slider control.

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    Thank you! I have been wondering why they don't make them now..or are the diamond compound hones and some of the others a modern adaptation?
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    I also have a glass hone. The instructions say to work up a slurry. It does work.
    Take some garnet powder, chrome oxide or other loose abrasive grain, mix with water and use that as a slurry on that glass hone?

    Perhaps the grade of the hone can be changed by using a finer abrasive to rough up the surface?


    Just my $.02,
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    Quote Originally Posted by randydance062449 View Post
    Perhaps the grade of the hone can be changed by using a finer abrasive to rough up the surface?


    Just my $.02,
    I reckon it would work, Randy. The Popular Mechanics article says to regrind the surface of the glass when it gets shiny, so using different abrasives should give it different finishes.

    Your idea of garnet powder puts me in mind of a Robert Williams article on a 'super hone' - in short, using different abrasives as a slurry on a Spyderco UF hone - from coarse to fine.

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    Neil.....yes, the concept is simply to regard the fine hone as a substrate for abrasive powders. I really want to try it on a well used, slow cutting Arkansas Black or translucent with various type/grade abrasive powders. BTW, the glass hone I used seemed a bit unforgiving to the edge, kinda like a DMT.
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    You guys are giving me ideas. Next time I get a razor ready to hone I shall try some garnet I have.
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