Thread: Making a new honing stone...

Well, i have been inspired by Sham's recent aquisition, of a yellow Jasper honing stone, (at least we think that's what it is...,) and have decided to play around with making one of my own, (for sh*ts and giggles.)

So, ive bought this combination red/yellow jasper rock...its the purest i could find so far and when i get it, i'll take it to a local stone cutter. I bought some other Jasper samples for testing as well.

Im just doing this for fun and hope there may be some honing capacity to it, when im done...but i will be keeping my expectations low. One thing i do continue to consider, is the information i was reading about, awhile back, about how the Vikings used to highly prize their Jasper hones as well as use them as important trade items...whether these will work for razors, we will see.

Inputs and comments, are of course welcome.

Thanks,
Mac