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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.
Is that a big coti? What are the other two on the left? I'm terrible at hone ID.
may be someone thinks they are seeing a coticule and a Thuri ???
That big white-ish brick looks pretty nice but what is it I do not know.
wow, some serious bidding on that hone assortment. I don't see a worthwhile razor hone in the bunch. I have won boxes of similar lots that all turned out to be carborundum, norton, washita, etc, but very few that contained Eschers, Thuringians, or coticules. But there were two lots that did.........eBay is a gamble, but I am not watching or bidding on that particular lot. Maybe Sham or Jimmy can ID a possibility in that bunch, but I sure can't. Then, what do I know, anyway! :shrug:
My bet is that it looks like "Americana" to the carpentry folk.Quote:
Originally Posted by randydance062449
The hone on the left could be better than average though.
Still, the description and picture does not justify the price to me.
I'd agree with Mainman. I think they're hoping for a coti and/or a Thurigan(sp?). Especially a coticule, I'd bet.
I had bids on it for a while... than it went nuts haha :p
Both Sham and me thought the hone on the left looked to be the finest grit but most likely a hard Arkansas stone. The center one has a size that resembles the coarse grit Japanese naturals and are worth $40 new at most.
Oh well, I won the "Salmen" and a "Charnley Forest" this week so I am happy.:)
Randy, that middle stone has a layered "strata" look to it, which the really coarse Japanese natural stones I've seen tend not to have. I have a couple of awasedo that do have that layered look, though. The corners and sides are rough, but not that top, at all.
It does look like a Coticule imo. Pinkish yellow collor, blue spots and curly lines and layered. I have a Coticule with 1 line like that at the side which is 2cm thick. I don't know if a Coticule can be 3 cm (1 1/4") thick, that seems to be the only feature that would speak against it being a Coticule.
Well, gentlemen...since i won the lot the answers will be forthcoming at the end of the week. Wish me luck. ;-)
Mac
Good luck Mac!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by McWolf1969
If even one of them turns out to be a winner it wasn't a bad price Mac. :gl:
Let us know what is in that grab bag, Good luck!:)
You could be in for a nice surprise.
Good or bad, suprises are always fun to me and a part of the game. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Croaker
Thanks,
Mac
For that many hones, it seems like a fair price to gamble on. I'd expect to pay $15 + shipping for any one of those by itself on eBay... so you got a nice grab bag of assorted unknowns. Sounds like a HADdicts dream to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by McWolf1969
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So...five hones: 4 synthetic carborundums and 1 very smooth and fairly hard Japanese Natural.
Pics are forthcoming, within the hour...hopefully; so that my betters may speculate on what kind. I just finished lapping. :-)
Thanks,
Mac
WhooHoo!:) Glad you lucked out!
Holy cow, I'm assuming that BRICK is the Japanese natural? If it works well on your razors, that's a heck of a stone!Quote:
Originally Posted by McWolf1969
...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?
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Croaker
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.:)
It's the cute little round stone, circles all the way, doncha know.Quote:
Originally Posted by randydance062449
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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