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This would explain my previous experience with a barber hone... Thanx!

That thought have also entered my mind. But the thing is that it was covered with thick messy oil, like it have been used to sharpen oily parts from some machine or something (what machine or what...

Yeah, I figured that. ;)

How do I reconditione it after laping? I don't have much experience with barber hones...
The front side don't need much laping, so I think it can be laped without breaking it! :) but it will be...

Yep, I told you. It have been used by my relative to sharpen tools on for many years. And he is a wood worker so it have been used a lot...

If at all possible I want to get it usable as a razor...

In oiliness, they are pretty much the same, but the back side is more worn. A bit hollow in a place actually so I dont think I can lap it flat on the back side without making it too thin......

The oil is soaked in... When it stands still, the oil comes out a bit under it... We dont have Simple Green in Finland so I will try some dish soap. Hope it works!

I got my great grandfather's barber hone fron a relative today. He have been using it to sharpen tools on, and when i got it it was coverd with a thick messy oil. Do you have any idea how to clean...