The other day I went to my barber to get a cut. I told him that I was getting a straight sent to me but I was having trouble finding a hone (don't have a lot of money at this moment). So he dug into his drawers and pulled out a couple of stones and gave them to me. He told me one was for the initial sharpening and the other was for polishing the blade up.
The question that I have is how many laps should I take on each stone? I was having trouble the other day and it took me forever to pop a hair. How much pressure should I apply?
I was able to find out what the first stone was. On one side it faintly reads "carborundum sic" thats all I could make out. I checked on some sites and determined that it is probably a med stone. The other one just says wet or dry but the surface is smooth almost a like glass. So would the second stone be a fine or a finishing stone?
Any info would help. Would love to get some of the more popular stones but money is super tight so I have to work with what I have.
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Thanks
Christiano