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Thanks Wirm, I read through all his stuff. It's really awesome what he and his wife did. Still a bit confusing, but the ID doesn't really matter, just wondering how to use it now. It did well with...

Thanks for the reply, I'm still confused though. I thought Lorraine's were French.

Thanks again Michael.

I can't believe you guys meet in Pittsboro, and that's where I found all these awesome hones. Still not sure what they are but I'm really enjoying reading about them and...

I'd love to check it out. I'm near by... Thanks Michael. Keep me posted.

Thanks for the advise guys, I struggled last night with sharpening a bent knife with a singed square tip. I tried to hammer it flat and worked it down with some indias and washita to a transparent....

Interesting thanks Wirm, I alredy lapped it with a Naniwa 220 lapping stone. So it should be good to go.

Thanks RobB, I spent a lot of time researching the axe thing. I think my local vintage tool shop had one of those, and a frictionite. I'm going back again soon to double check... WOW!

Thanks again you guys,

I'm more confused than before about what it was that I found, but i guess it doesn't really matter what it is. I also just got some new Mora carving knives that are super...

Thanks for the nice welcome and thoughtful answers.

I feel like I've jumped into a rabbit hole, just went and bought several more stones. I guess I have the bug now.

I'll keep searching. Do...

Utopian,
Yes the slurry is purple. I'll look into it some more.

Thanks

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I'm a woman, I think shaving with straight Razors are very cool, and the sharpening hones even cooler. Yesterday I bought a couple of old razor hones. Stayed up till 3 AM reading all...