Search:

UPDATE:

I've just used the hone to sharpen and strop a blade (following Neil Miller's advice on another forum), and must say that it has performed a lot better with the new bit of leather on it...

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. :)

It's certainly given me the confidence to attempt to do something like this again.

I never thought of keeping it to re-use.

I'll certainly give you suggestions a go.

Thanks mate. :)

A bit a Araldite was applied, allowed to dry and after a trim with a craft knife, some sanding and an application of neatsfoot oil I was left with this:
...

I had a go at rescuing a strop-backed Barbers Hone today.

I'm not the most practically gifted of people and have zero artisan skills.

I took an old AAT strop-back hone which had a worn bit of...