Thread: For JIMMY

If you happen to see a 5 or 6 x2 ...... I'm in the market for one.

Originally Posted by beenpickin

I've only seen one illustration of a Turkey hone. Is it permissable to post a link to a commercial site? They do provide information specific to the hone but I can't read Turkish.

Well, I am native turkish speaker. I'll translate for you. Where is that site?

Originally Posted by beenpickin

Link:
Coming Soon...

Translation courtesy of Babylon

Turkish with oil the stone (Turkey oilstone): Turkey's south west of Crete on the island is found. The Appearance Of siyahtır. Turkish oil move Novaculit p-75 ratio of the -25 kalsit comprise Crete rocks all the same kalitededir. This features the fat Turkish move the largest value gained. 1200 Gray

This example just looks black in the illustration although I've also read of white examples. I've been curious about what Turkey stones look like because I'm trying to ID a very unusual novaculite hone. Highly figured black with grey and I'm sure very old. Cut at a slight taper and out of square at the ends. Unlike any Arkansas I've seen but then I've only seen a few dozen.

Here is the correct translation:
".. It is found in the Crete island which is on the south-west of Turkey. It looks black. The rate of Novaculite is 70-75% and it contains 20-25% calcite. All the Crete stones have the same qualities, which is the most valuable characteristic of Turkish oil stone..."

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If you happen to see a 5 or 6 x2 ...... I'm in the market for one.

Jimmy Turkey oil stone needs to be cut thicker. they are fragile as soon as you drop will shatters.

So I wonder if it being primarily Novaculite would give it the same characteristics as an Arkansas stone ?

For those who may be late comers to this thread Sham and other hone aficionados read 100 year old books on Google where the Turkey stone is said to be the most highly regarded hone after the Charnley Forest.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

Jimmy Turkey oil stone needs to be cut thicker. they are fragile as soon as you drop will shatters.

Thanks for the info Sham. I have sort of lost interest in getting one. If I happened onto a vintage Turkey oil stone and it lived up to the press of 100 years ago I wouldn't pass it up but I am trying to get to know the stones I already have before adding more to the mix.

Sham of course is right; this is what happened in transit to a narrow one of mine - and I'm probably lucky it's just a corner:

I'm very happy about mine.
It does cut
- into polished surfaces
- hard steels
- very shallow but effective.
Polishing out what it has done is easy with an Arkansas or a finer Thuringian.
Wouldn't want to miss it.

Originally Posted by 0livia

I'm very happy about mine.
It does cut
- into polished surfaces
- hard steels
- very shallow but effective.
Polishing out what it has done is easy with an Arkansas or a finer Thuringian.
Wouldn't want to miss it.

wow great Point +5 on this.your head is working brother.(or maybe mine doesn't work right)
Very Very fast cutter . makes me confuse how sharp edge gets but still have saw tooth.

Sham it probably also sharp between the teeth.
Like a flint stone arrow head.