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Translucent Arkansas to finish my newly restored I. Barber stub tail.
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Ahhh, there's the Hess #1 you spoke of! Good to see it on the hones (as is the Henckels 14).

Playing around with a few stones progression today. Tam-O-Shanter > Purple Welsh (Yellow Lake?) > unknown tan colored hone I mounted on a piece of floor tile. I honed this Wade & Butcher in the...

Finished up this Joseph Elliot on a vintage man-made coticule. This is one of my very best finishing hones - it gives such a delightful edge. I found this a couple years ago in the wilds at a barn...

Have you tried slurrying the King 1K? That will speed things up a bit, but remember to clean away the slurry and use clear water for some passes before moving on to the next hone.

I hauled out the so-called Norton "axe hone" to finish up this A. Feist & Co. Luna razor that I just cleaned up and rescaled. I went to it after an 8K. Very light to no pressure, not too many...

I used the yellow-green side of this "natural combo" thuringian to finish a newly restored James Barlow. This is the first yellow-green thuri I've ever owned or used. I got it a few weeks ago and...

I have a small black Arkansas, I think it's about 6 x 2. It's just a pup compared to Steel's beautiful beast up there ^^^. I really enjoy it and have been spending some quality time learning it's...

That is quite a slab of Black Arkansas you have there, Steel. Goodness!

I've been learning a lot about novaculite honing over the past month or so and have had some successes and some setbacks - all part of the learning process. A fellow member here, Steel, has been a...

I'm looking forward to spending more time with my Washitas. It's been hard to stray too far from my coticules as the edges have been so enjoyable, but Washitas and novaculites in general, offer so...

I had a whole log of the stuff, I think it's like 10 or 12 rolls! :cool:

Touched up this Hargreaves, Smith & Co. on a thuringian with light slurry. I've been focused a lot on coticules lately and wanted to switch it up a little here. This is a rather plain looking...

Nice hones, Steel. I'm going to be getting more into Arkansas honing, just ordered a black from Dans. Also, I have a Holley similar to that one with the metal cap on the end of the scales, mine's a...

+ 1 on this ^^^^ Hone in hand helps me control pressure also, feedback from both the hone and the blade

That's a beautiful picture, sounds fascinating, wish I knew more about jnats.

I honed a Northfield that I just finished cleaning up a bit. It needed a new bevel and the whole works. I went with two layers of tape and used synthetics for part of the progression, then to a...

Modine, I found this same hone this morning at an antiques market. Thanks for posting the instructions and everything. Mine is in pretty good shape (although not as nice as the one pictured above...

I honed a Greaves & Sons that I just finished cleaning up. I thought I'd have a little fun and use my largest and smallest hones. After setting the bevel on a King 1k, I went to a Shapton 2000 then...

I'll do that for sure! These are going to keep me good and busy for a while, so much fun to learn. When I found these they were all so dirty I couldn't see any identifying features, except I could...

The hone gods have smiled on me lately, and over the course of three days I found these hones locally, and dirt cheap. In each case I didn't know exactly what I had until I brought them home and...

That looks like a pretty good sized Charnley, no? Wide and long, nice stone.

My King 1k does a great job, too, same as sqzbxr said with a thin slurry for removing a lot, clean up on water. The thing is a workhorse and has required very little maintenance. I like a clay-like...

Used this little coticule with clear water to finish this Hargreaves, Smith & Co. Also used the paddle strop between hones in the progression and again after the coti. I like to use this hone hand...

I think it is contagious. I just had it happen to a John S. Holler "Tower Brand" #54. I was storing it in an old razor box and the lid didn't fit tight at all. I picked it up at an angle, razor...