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Thanks for clarification. I didn't understand at first.

Not that I would want to use vaseline on a barbers hone. But, when using a barbers hone, I use varying amounts of lather (and pressure) to control aggressiveness. It seems to me that this is the...

The most interesting thing for me is the thought that this approach should be generally applicable to vintage hones that are too aggressive.

Summarizing, fill up pores with hot melted vaseline and blade will be held up off the hone to some degree and cut gentler and slower, and clean out pores with kerosene and greater contact will result...

I am missing the other side of the box, and so don't know the Carborundum number. But, it is not two grit, and isn't the same. I think mine is about 1K in grit.

Assuming you have the same Carborundum, would you agree that it is not quite as smooth as most Carborundums?

This sounds right also, for the Carborundum, while fairly smooth, is noticeably less so than most Carborundums I have owned.

I can't make out all the verbiage on the carton that came with this Carborundum hone. But, what I can read has me intrigued. Here's what I can make out with some degree of certainty...
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