Thread: Whats up with this lot?....

...though there is only so much, one can do with a camera phone. Please forgive the poor quality.
In advance, many thanks for viewing and offering your opinions guys. Now im off to test this guy. :-)

Mac

Looks like it might be a nice translucent Arkansas. A pink vein was visible in your photos. Any slurry when you lapped it? Was it REALLY hard to lap?

Originally Posted by Croaker

Looks like it might be a nice translucent Arkansas. A pink vein was visible in your photos. Any slurry when you lapped it? Was it REALLY hard to lap?

The lapped slurry, was a baby p**p yellow...pardon la France'. Similar in color to the stone, but a deaper yellow over all. The fourth photo, is the bark-like skin, on the backside of the hone.

Mac

Then, sir, as you know, it is a coticule!!!!! and a nice one at that. Jackpot.

Waiting with hope that it is either a fine grit Japanese natural or a Coticule from the days of the Romans and not anything less than that.

Originally Posted by randydance062449

I do not understand what was so attractive in this lot of hones.....

OLD USED TOOLS PLANES CHISELS SHARPENING STONES GROUP - eBay (item 280504170310 end time May-13-10 15:56:40 PDT)

Any ideas?

Is it possible that the center stone is a Japanese natural????? If so it looks to be a very coarse grit.

It's the cute little round stone, circles all the way, doncha know.

I honed with the stone last night, as well as shaved off the edge. It is certainly produced a fine edge. I'm quite happy with how it finishes.
I'm still thinking its a JapNat...though what kind, im not sure i will ever know. Considering, the cheap lot that it was sold in, its unlikely it was one of the more expensive JapNats, imo....but who knows.

Many thanks all,

Mac