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Don't thank me till you get a decent shave from your 103. You may curse me for a while first!

Many barber hones can produce a perfectly adequate shaving edge. It will take practice and patience it will get you there.

I was not correcting you about the lapping. It's just my go-to admonition for barber hones.

Regarding Carborundums, they vary dramatically. You cannot go wrong with anything ranging from 101 to...

Either can be used just fine. The back side of the Swaty is in better shape. Don't lap them, just clean them up with a scotchbrite pad.

Yes, I cannot say that someone cannot learn to hone on them, but I do know that learning on a hone that small dramatically increases the chance of frustration and failure.

The thing that irritates...

I'm going to do the math again.

The site selling these makes the claim...

"Quarter 1.5" x 4" Norton- $60
Even though the hones are smaller than a full size hone, they are 50% larger than the...