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10-20-2006, 08:59 PM #1Senior Member
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Lithide opinions
How is the Lithide working out for you, guys?
I have had mixed results. Hollow Puma, Taylor, WKC - nice and easy. Others - especially framebacks and wedges - boy, it takes a while, and results are not as nice. Of course, it might be just that I am not able to hone the wedges well. But then people say framebacks hone as hollows - not in my experience, certainly not with the Lithide.
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10-20-2006, 10:11 PM #2Senior Member
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Id say Lithide is coarser than Norton 8000. For now, I've stopped experimenting with it...
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10-27-2006, 03:41 AM #3Senior Member
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It sharpens my hollow Dovo brilliantly, but that's the only thing I've tested.
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10-27-2006, 03:55 AM #4Senior Member
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I just put the final touches on a 6/8 Goldedge on the lithide - seems to have worked great, but I haven't test shaved.
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10-27-2006, 03:59 AM #5Electric Razor Aficionado
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You shouldn't need anything more than the 4k/8k Norton to get those framebacks into great shape. I don't own a lithide, but it's gotten pretty mixed reviews. Pick up a shapton or one of those reddish-brown barber's hones off of ebay.
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10-27-2006, 05:06 AM #6Loudmouth
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I didn't really like the results I got from it, so I'm using it on my kitchen knives now.
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10-28-2006, 04:18 AM #7The triple smoker
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I find that the blade feels like it's a bit coarser than the 4K. I prefer my Honemaster or Cushion Strop barber hones over the lithide.
Wayne
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