Thread: BUBBLING GOTICULE

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

it has been lapped and used . it does always bubbles . as soon as it start to have slurry and bubbles start to come up.
How about if this stone has pores which is air in there when water touches to them puts out the air and makes bubbles?
This is what we thought at first.

For bubbles to form, I would think there would need to be some elastic quality to the slurry. Just air escaping from the stone wouldn't do that. Perhaps there is a natural substance embedded in the stone that has qualities similar to soap. I have no clue what that substance might be, but as you move the blade across the stone, air gets trapped within the elastic slurry resulting in bubbles.

Perhaps this also would explain why this stone produces results similar to an Escher and why some old barbers used shaving cream or soap on their coticules.

It's your stone's way of telling you it's time to wash your pants.

Or maybe it's a soapstone.

Seriously, I have no idea what would cause that... interesting indeed.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

It's your stone's way of telling you it's time to wash your pants.

In Shams defense, the dirty work pants are mine. But this is an amazing curiousity and I am surprised I didnt overhone while being amused by the effects of the bubbles, It is a very good stone, cuts quickly, smoothly and is a nice finisher!

Could it be radon gas being released ?