Quote Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings View Post
Geezer, your post reminds me of something I was thinking the other day. I have found nice straights, DEs, and barber hones but I have never seen a natural hone like an Arkansas or Thuringian at an antique store.
Actually I see a lot of Hindustans and Arkies around here. Got a couple of small translucents and one 3x6x1 that I am grinding the hollow out of at about a mm a session. Look in the back of the store and basements if they have them where the tools are and go through the boxes of "Stuff." Lots of Norton Indias' also. I got a YG Thuringer out of an old tool box a while back. I still go through the old tools. That's where my Buddy got the Escher!
~Richard
Above all have fun on the hunt!