Thread: Regal barbers hone... anyone knows it?

Hello all good people,

I was trying to find some information about this hone on SRP however I had no luck. Few words about this hone was written about this barbers hone, Does anyone know quality of this hone? Manual call for two side hone and in fact it has two sides. I guess one is polishing side. Not sure about other one. I have no idea regards grit, maybe someone can help. Should I keep it?

Best regards

Get rid of it? Surely you jest. You never get rid of any hone or you get thrown out of the club.

Unless someone is familiar with that particular hone (and they made barbers hones by the bazillions) you'll just have to try it and see what happens. It's two sided so you know one is a lower grit than the other so you have a start.

LOL,

In this case I will keep it however I have noticed (after lapping) that surface is damaged (small shallow uneven holes) and I`m not sure if this can be removed. I might to do more lapping or flattening to remove this damage.

Holes are not a problem, it is uneven surface that is the problem. Small shallow holes will not touch the blade, hence they are not a problem. Some hones in the old days were made with planned holes in them, probably to hold more water and were perfectly great hones.

My 2cents prox!!

M

Thank you all,

looks like I need to do small lapping for this hone and I should be ready to use it. Last question - what will be the grit # of each of the hone sides? I know that from picture is impossible to tell, but in my opinion polishing side is about 6k (almost smooth like mine SWATY stone) and brown side is like 1-2K.

Proximus, IMHO I think you are right on the money in your estimation. You may be off by 1k +/- but either way you got the overall picture of it's approximate usage. Super dull, the low grit side, need just a touchup before a shave, the higher grit side.

Either way, you got a good barber hone their, and use it in good health my friend!!

M