New Aluminum Hone 15 Razor

In the next week, Hone is going to release two Aluminum versions of their Type 15 razor.  One in silver and one in black plus a longer handle will be available.

Check out this video from The Clean Shaver on the Hone Type 15 in brass.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcOKhRYZ8U

Great review, thanks.

Anthony

I'm waiting for them to release a more aggressive version of the Hone 15, all I know is they are working on it and should be medium in agressivness

I missed out on this. Was trying to buy one sometime ago, but I guess I was late by a minute.. lol.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

I missed out on this. Was trying to buy one sometime ago, but I guess I was late by a minute.. lol.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

Softer than aluminium? I don't know the answer.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

ok Ill take your bet, I bet you 10 grand that brass is way more durable than the so proclaimed airplane aluminum they use for razor productions. Sure there are different types of aluminum that are used on airplanes, some of them are almost as strong as steel but are prone to corrosion and is a no go for razors. Wanna take the bet?

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

Softer than aluminium? I don't know the answer.
[/quote]I don't want to pretend I'm a metallurgist, but from what I understand, though both are alloys in their commonly used forms, and though both fall in the same BHN range in those forms, the types of aluminum alloy most often used in the wild are far stronger and resilient. I've never had an aluminum alloy fail me or not prove to be incredibly durable, and it is used all over the outdoor and exercise industries. Heck, I've used an aluminum framed bicycle for more than a decade, and it looks like the day it was purchased. I could certainly have a distorted sense of aluminum toughness, but I know I would trust aluminum threading a lot more than I would brass. It's not that I don't like brass. Brass has other positive qualities in the context of shaving, like weight and appearance.

For some reason I still prefer the brass version. My impression is it's more durable, maybe?

I baby my aluminum razors so much, I freak about losing the threads.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

ok Ill take your bet, I bet you 10 grand that brass is way more durable than the so proclaimed airplane aluminum they use for razor productions. Sure there are different types of aluminum that are used on airplanes, some of them are almost as strong as steel but are prone to corrosion and is a no go for razors. Wanna take the bet?

I can't speak to corrosion, but if we're talking thread toughness and durability, I'll make the bet.

My bet is that brass is a softer metal, thus more susceptible to stripping and damage of various origins.

ok Ill take your bet, I bet you 10 grand that brass is way more durable than the so proclaimed airplane aluminum they use for razor productions. Sure there are different types of aluminum that are used on airplanes, some of them are almost as strong as steel but are  prone to corrosion and is a no go for razors. Wanna take the bet?

I can't speak to corrosion, but if we're talking thread toughness and durability, I'll make the bet.

I'm trying to find a chart about the bunch of alloys characteristics so you can see for your self that brass stumps over aluminum not just rusting wise but friction and pressure too. Meanwhile I look for the chart do a research of how many modern aluminum razors threads fail within a year of use or sometimes even less.

EDIT: Here it is, couldn't find the chart though

The Metals Scale of Hardness


Lead – 1.5
Tin – 1.5
Zinc – 2.5
Gold – 2.5 – 3
Silver – 2.5 – 3
Aluminum – 2.5 – 3
Copper – 3
Brass – 3
Bronze – 3
Nickel – 4
Platinum – 4 – 4.5
Steel – 4 – 4.5
Iron – 4.5
Palladium – 4.75
Rhodium – 6
Titanium – 6
Hardened Steel – 7 – 8
Tungsten – 7.5
Tungsten Carbide – 8.5 – 9
http://www.jewelry-secrets.com/Blog/the-...of-metals/