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There is a parallel universe to Straight razors in other types of forums that have had similar evolution in communication. In the the world of Luthierie, it stops abruptly when proprietary...

That part I understood.I don't think we want to go there now lest we get off topic and talk methods, hone widths and different stroke etc.
I was just wondering what natural hones currently are...

Answering but not answering. You are a complex nutter to figure out.

You could, but for the average honer i don't think it would have a place here in Advanced H. However, there are extrodinary honers that are doing advanced things with coticules. I was very facinated...

I think we are in agreement. Flat is secondary at certain levels especialy when we are hone blades that are not flat by design or by warping. I started my sharpening life mostly freehand with gouges...

Again, you guys are hitting the points I just don't have the verbal skills to communicate. Tony is a real barber, would it not be a good experiment to give him a blade prepared with modern hone...

Jimmy, I found out quickly you were a sharpening madman. Your type can't hide. :) (you know, the edgy type)
You are right Kevin AFD effortlessly said what I struggled to get at. I am much better...

Hi Tom,
Click on the link and you can see that my sharpening skills, like yours branch out in other areas. The violin world is no where near as friendly as SRP. Yet there are similarities in that it...

I guess Joe Average has a couple of razors, a strop and barber hone or pasted something of another to maintain. I agree not much different than the old advertizements that dealt with hones and...

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how modern hones have influenced changes in shaving practice and razor maintanance. For example, if anyone has read the Book on Standard Barbering even...