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Thanks, N2S, I'm glad too, but I'm reserving final judgment. The last problem happened AFTER two good hones, remember, so I'll still be nervous for the next couple of uses. But it has pretty much...

Wellll, one hone down, no problems, and MAN...did it put a good edge on that razor. I got a FANTASTIC shave...

I hope it lasts!

I have been using lather, Currentman. I'd be glad with a little...

OK, so I FINALLY got around to lapping this guy again. I ground it down flat on wet/dry sandpaper on glass, then polished up through 1500 grit. It is silky smooth, not a pit in sight, but not...

Utopian, the problem is that the pits grew/appeared IN USE, and the material that used to be in them was released into the lather I was using on the hone and scratched up my blade. The stainless I...

OK, so I got home from work and checked a bit more closely.
Here's what I found on close inspection. The pits that I had sanded out apparently left some tiny remnants, and these grew larger. ...

Well, as I can't exactly use it as is I might as well sand it down a bit more and see if it's any better. At least until I get the scratch together for a new one...I just spent my "spring mad money"...

It was a John Primble Barber Hone, I just used some 1200 grit wet/dry sandpaper to lap and sand outsome pits that were there when I got it. I didn't use any kind of cleaning chemicals, and I always...

I recently had a rather tuggy razor, and I was advised to give it a go on my barber hone. I did, and I got some very good results. I had another razor in similar condition, and tried the same. ...