Thread: New Article - Hone Comparison Table

Robin has created a new article to help the would-be honer compare the different commonly used hones

Hones - comparison table

Please add your expertise to this table and upgrade the existing information!

My comment is here: Talk:Hones - comparison table - Straight Razor Place Wiki

I only hope to have made a constructive comment. Filling that table is not going to be an easy task.

Best regards,
Bart.

Many thanks for your input, Bart. You are making a valid point. However, what is the alternative? At the moment, there is no single source of information with regards to hones. Obviously, comparing a natural to a man made one is difficult, not least because there is no uniform grit size for naturals. However, certain hones share certain characteristics or can be used for similar tasks. I therefore suggest that we adapt your categorisation, and take things from there.

And yes, maybe the "similar hones" column is more misleading than useful. But for, say, a Coticule and an Escher, it seems to make sense.

What if we seperated the synthetic and natural hones?
Wouldn't that be easier?
And then mabe drop the grit estimation on the naturals, as it would be an estimate.And different hones would vary a lot.

I would really like if some of the experts on natural hones could write an in depht article on their preferd hone.(Like Bart on the Belgians) And really go into the different methods and uses.
Just a suggestion.And BTW. I think everyone that is contributing to the wiki does a hell of a job.Thank you all!

Kristoffer.

We have a volunteer! Thank you very much! Just drop in the chat and we'll tell you how to do it. It's really dead simple. Even I can do it...

Ehhm.It was really just a suggestion,but I'll take the challenge.Just give me some time and help, I'm really very bad with computers.I'm also a bit worried of my level of honing experience...

Kristoffer

After some further contemplation on the matter, I have tried to work out a way to graphically represent the most important properties of hones and how they relate to each other.

The explanation of the drawing:

The red shaded area defines the hones area of interest. It also shows the keenness limitations on that particular hone. Furthermore, a flat top means a relatively "coarse" edge, while a more sloping top means a "smoother" edge. The paler the red, the slower the hone (relative to its area of interest).
As you all notice, I can also variate the Z-axis of a hone's segment. My original thought was to assign speed to that, but then I came up with using different shades of red, which is better, imo.

Please note, that I only roughly estimated the actual data, so it's all open to discussion.
I think we could build a complete chain of any imaginable hone.

I look forward to your thoughts.

Bart.

You see, thats why I'm sceptical of posting on the wiki...

Kristoffer

The barber hone section alone could get pretty large; so many different makes, their grits varying widely, etc.... Should be interesting.

You're a bloody genius.