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I think it's a JNat.

Carborundum hones are identified as razor hones or sharpening hones. For the most part only the razors hones should be used with razors, and they work quite well.

And folding the edge weakens the steel. This is one of the many reasons why I am not a fan of killing/joining/jointing an edge.

Congratulations, you have what is, in my opinion, the worst barber hone ever made!
I have tried 4 of them and they caused more destruction to an edge than any other barber hone I ever have tested. ...

It went to a good home. Bill, the give-away guy, aka Str8razor, won it. He was calling out the ticket numbers and when he got to the chimes he called out his own number. Not suspicious at all. ...

I have seen two of your wind-chimes at Charlie's shop. My immediate reaction was, "There are a lot of good fixer-uppers hanging there!"

Yes, you should flatten it as they can be way off. It is pretty hard so it may be a challenge for a worn DMT 325.

If you're not having fun honing, you're doing it wrong.

Something that I really like about Smith's Honing Solution is that you can dial in your preferred viscosity by varying the amount of water that you add to it. Just put on some Smith's and hone a...

Naw. The word is "cheap."

The eccentric part though does come from the fact that I have enough coticules and J-nats to last several honing life-times. Still, I don't want to waste them and...

Is the slurry off of it remotely of a purple color? If so, then it is likely to be a natural combo coticule. If you can lap out most of the gouges out of the coticule side you may like that side a...

Just for the sake of clariy...
Chosera IS a Naniwa. Naniwa has several lines of hone and Chosera (now Professional) is just one of them.

I've got friends who have gone to Colorado for the past three years for elk hunting, or a better term might be "expensive cold frustrating camping trip." Apparently They should go to Idaho next year.