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The Barber's Hone is actually a reddish brown color. Not grey as it looks in the picture.

One last set of pictures for the thread. I treated the "Barbers Razor Hone" with Vaseline. I really like the looks of it now. I covered the hone with heated Vaseline and set it in the sun in a...

I'll give the linen a try before I hit it with the CrOx. BTW: Less keen isn't a bad thing with this particular razor. The Carbo Magnetic is extra, extra hollow ground and the edge can be a bit too...

Just got a shave in with the Carbo magnetic after a little honing on the coticule. The stone left a very fine and uniform scratch pattern. Not as clean looking as edges I've honed on other stones and...

The yellow side is pretty consistent. The blue side is really interesting. Lots of color variations and streaking patterns.
I honed a griffon Carbo magnetic on it today also. Love the feel of the...

Received the Coticule and barber hone today. Quick shipper :). The Barber hone was in pretty bad shape dished on both sides and filthy. Coticule is a lot smaller than I imagined. Shouldn't have been...

Thanks, paid a little more than I planned to, but excited to give it a try.
Btw: can anyone tell from the picture if the blue part is just a slate backing or an actual stone too?

Utopian, awesome advice thanks. I'll give it a go on the hone and if it is useful after lapping, awesome. If not, no big deal. I only care about the coticule.
I didn't realize I could use a...

cool! I have a Norton flattening stone but that made a mess of the C12k, I assume would do the same to this. Lapping with 1000 grit W/D paper work okay? Also, do I need a slurry stone for a coticule?

Ok, I just won this off ebay:

Vintage Shaving 2 Sharpening Razor Stones Belgium in Box Barbers Razor Hone | eBay

First off sorry if I out bid you ;).

Secondly, I've only used a set of...