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Just curious if anyone is eyeballing this, dont have one myself but I dont as a rule use a safety razor, its in australia but its cool none the less.
Vintage 'Tam O'Shanter' Safety Razor Blade Hone in Box - eBay (item 110275983605 end time Aug-11-08 07:04:12 PDT)
That's really unique, Simon. I have a lithide, but having the same hone design in the Tam snakestone would be ten times cooler, not to mention a natural stone vs. manufactured like the lithide.
Thanks for posting this.
Chris L
I have one of these hones,but I have only succeeded in blunting my S/E blades with it so far.:(
You have one of the concave DE hones made from "Tam O' Shanter" snakestone or you have a Tam O' Shanter hone?Quote:
Originally Posted by spinyeel
Chris L
I have the concave D/E hone. Cheers Phil.
The DE hone looks very very similar to my 6x1 TOS hone.
Thats cos it is the same...lol....have only seen these appear in australia.
regards,simon
I know it's a TOS, but my two are very different.
Look (1st picture)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ch-hone-2.html
M
These hones were probably used on un-coated carbon steel blades. Those are rare these days,
though one example is the Treet Blue Special. Anytime you used this on a new blade that is
coated with Platinum or PTFE, you're removing the coating and probably leaving a much duller
edge on the blade.
- Scott