Re: To hone or not to hone

[chris-p]

The ball hones are good, easy to use. They don’t show any imperfections however, as they hone along the contour, perfect or not. They are also bore size specific. So for an enthusiast, one would need to buy many, many different hones.

For someone that is an enthusiast, a rigid style hone might be better, as it would cover a wider variety of bores, for different projects. They also show imperfections better than a ball hone.

Just my 2 cents.