Being that this was on my mind last night, I decided to do something about it; so called, the put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. What I did was run a Lion Brand by Yankee Cutlery 5/8 over my bevel setter. I then took it right to my two (2) sided barber's hone. I did maybe two or three (2-3)"hard" passes and a couple of lighter ones on the first side. Then I did about ten (10) on the brown side; that is, the finishing side. I then did about as many on the same side very lightly with some lather. I then ran it across my pasted linen three (3) times. Then about twenty (20) on pasted leather. I then did about twenty (20) on pasted leather, and then finished it on the linen and then leather. It shaved beautifully! Though, I must admit, basically, the bevel was probably already set. But, all-in-all, as far as the barber's hone go, it can be done. But, like gssixgun says, setting the bevel is paramount to a successful honing. In addition, you really NEED to have a pasted strop or two on hand to achieve optimum sharpness. Another caveat: you really need to appreciate what it is you're trying to achieve and each and every blade should be considered individually.