Hello, I bought an old WOLFIUS - SOLINGEN straight razor on ebay and awaiting its arrival. I would like to sharpen/hone the blade myself - at least try to! I am looking for an inexpensive hone or sharpening stone to get started and came across a slate hone form Inigo Jones. Does anyone know what it is or ever used it before? Will it work to hone my razor on? I will also be using a leather strop after honing. I did email the company but they couldnt give me any indication of its grit value. Thanks Albi
I can't help you, however, I have seen other questions of this nature posted and it seems the lower priced honing stones are meant for tools like chisels and not good for razors. Perhaps you can call the company and inquire as to the material the hone is made from, and what grit size it is?
Here is a thread you might want to read http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/showthread.php?p=277136#post277136 I'm looking at your link right now too Edit: That is advertised as a "Dragon's Tongue" a middle grit Natural not a bad stone if followed by a finisher and preceded with a bevel setter Disclaimer: all natural stones are slightly different, and must be used and tested to be truly evaluated, I can just give you generalities
Thanks for that tread Glen.. Jeff I did get in touch with the company but the couldnt give me any details of grit size, the hone is slate but that was all they could say. They suggested I check with a shaving forum!
I tend not to use a stone that I don't know the grit of. Particularly on my razors. I would try this stone with a knife to check for aggressiveness. After assessing how the stone cuts, you could try a razor that needs a LOT of care and see how it goes.
I've got one of these Dragon's tongue hones. At least mine is a very decent, budget-priced finisher - I use it (as I do with any hone) prior to the CrOx-strop and plain leather.
Thats good to hear Klaus. So am i correct in thinking you use a rougher stone to sharpen the blade, then you use the dragons tooth to polish then move over to the leather strop? A
Actually I use two rougher stones before the dragon's tongue, but, yeah, basically that's what I do (sometimes as I have quite a few hones and don't always use this particular one)
I've not used it, as I'm just about to start learning honing, but I have one. Niel Miller rates them as being between 8-10K grit, when they arrive they are rough and need lapping smooth. The one I have I lapped with 320 and 600 grit wet and dry (should have started around 100 grit though) and its silky smooth certainly feels smoother than the 6000 grit side of my King combo stone. In a few days I'm hoping to have a go at honing for the 1st time and I'll let you know if I have anything useful to report.
