I have a bad habit of letting a finger drag on my water stones. On more than one occasion, this has resulted in abrading away the surface layer of skin, exposing the capillaries. I don't notice this...
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I have a bad habit of letting a finger drag on my water stones. On more than one occasion, this has resulted in abrading away the surface layer of skin, exposing the capillaries. I don't notice this...
Mel.
I believe Diamond may have been a brand of vitrified hones, rather than the material. I believe both were used with straight razors.
Jeremy.
They appear to be sold in boxes of 100.
No. Mineral Oil and Mineral Spirits are not the same.
Mineral Oil has many uses. Because it can be used as a laxative, it is often found in the pharmacy section of most grocery stores. A 16 ounce...
The Kimberly Special looks like a hone used by barbers for straight razors. It is likely one of the finer stones in the group.
You can use unscented baby oil or mineral oil. Both are inexpensive and readily available.
You are thinking of Silicon Carbide or Aluminum Oxide grit. Lapidary supply companies sell it by the pound. You can get cheap kits on ebay.
You could also try ceramic or plastic shapes. These are...
Brian.
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Jeremy.
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Yes, the tam o shanter stones are quite distinctive.
I had trouble getting the microscope to focus correctly. If I can adapt a boom stand from a broken microscope my father has, I may be able to...
I used my usb microscope to take close up images of the tam o shanter stones.
Small Tam o Shanter 50x
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Large Tam o Shanter 50x
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For comparison, here are close up images of...
David.
I purchased the smaller (top) stone at the same time as a select grade coticule from the Superior Shave website about two years ago. I had better luck with the coticule, so I have not...
David.
Here are the best pictures I was able to take of my two tam o shanter hones. I photographed them wet to bring out their character.
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The top stone is 7.5 x 1.5 x 0.5 (LxWxH). The...
Also, the Straight Razor Place wiki has a page with photos of many sharpening stones. They tend to focus on very fine stones, but that is understandable when honing straight razors.
Jeremy.
I have a queer creek oil stone with label still attached that I can photo graph for you all. I have a ProScope HR2 that I can use to take very close up images (100x?) of the stone and give you all...