Thread: Test Hone

Hello you know slate?
It is a Brazilian rock that looks a lot like the Chinese 12000.
I am wanting to buy a piece to test.
What do you think it is very thin.
I was looking up a friend or send to Lynn for review.
Lynn what you think? Want to test, I sent for you for free?
What do you think?
Thanks
Ale

http://www.slatewise.com/zoom/envelhecida_15x15x2d.jpg
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/2343970...slate_tile.jpg
http://eurasian.com/brazil/slate/images/verde_500.jpg

Not bad at all!
A lot of good hones are slate.
Most famous might be the Thuringian.

Slate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes exactly.
Thuringian, Dragon's Tongue, Charnley Forest, Schist, they are all slates from different parts of the world. There are probably a lot more.
Its a mixture of different elements and very hard to determine which ones are actually in it, and how dense they are. Clay- and oil-type of slates are probably best for our purposes.
Yours looks really good.

testing stone isn't so hard. i think ship stone from Brazil will be pricey just tried yourself and see what happens . let us know result too please
use pakistany blade

Hello!

Here in Brazil we have more than 10 types of slate on Saturday I bought 2 different types and to my surprise both my Philharmony as my Dovo Bismark, which until then was very hard and let it grind to a smooth shave, the two are cut with a wire and beautiful and very soft, did my hair on Sunday to test and after 40 passes in the slate, 20 on Crox with canvas, 20 in leather had a wonderful shave and very soft, my face was more than a smooth ass the baby.
Thank you all for your help.
If you have someone who knows oilstone to work with this and I want to try sending no cost to test in a condition to send a commentary then ok and evaluation.
Here in Brazil I do not have much access to other types of Hone, everything that I buy off the parents come to me at least 70% of tax, everything is very expensive, so I buy has to be individual and that person has declare that cost around $ 30, no matter whatever.
It is so hard here that I'm even thinking of making knives.
Tomorrow 2 slate of pictures that I used and post here ok.
Thanks
Ale