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how long did it take you? I can imagine that was a learning experience.

so it's more of a tool to use in between honing when the razor starts to pull a little bit, if I'm understanding correctly. Just to touch the blade up a bit.

I'm sure it's going to be fairly dirty, it does feel gritty, not rough like a stone, but gritty like sand or dirt. It has been years since it has been used, and he dug it out of the barn where it was...

My Father is a bit of a pack-rat and recently "found" an old hone, it is marked True Edge along the top of the hone. I believe it is a barbers hone. What is the proper technique for using this type...