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After playing with it a while, I now have 3 hones that can polish an edge to the point the scratches are too small to be seen at 100X.

That is the 3 in the picture above. Interestingly, a razor...

Well, In person, It looks like .....candy fudge.

sorry for the poor cell-phone pics.

In the first pic. I have my Nakayama on the left and my "Olivia hone" on the right.

It seems to be pretty uniform throughout. I was going to only lap the top, But Maybe I will lap a side so I will have a wider and a narrower surface to work with. I will post a cell phone pic also.
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I really need to get a camera.

after lapping, "big yellow" was more of a butterscotch color. My thoughts turned to Arkansas translucent, but the scratch pattern under 100X was similar to my other...

I bought this lot off eBay:

http://i.ebayimg.com/24/%21BVQkDcgBWk%7E$%28KGrHgoH-CoEjlLl%292U9BKRnISR4Ug%7E%7E_3.JPG

I am pleased about the barber hones. They are always fun (see? I am having...

I got my first X-hone (I think).

I have seen a few pink hones in the archives. This one has an irregular pink appearance that says "natural stone" to me. It is thin like a barber hone, but I...

This is an enjoyable thread to read.

I'm going to have to find some unknown hone so I can join.

I'll have to check out eBay.