Thread: Hone ID; green hone; Charnley Forest or Llyn Idwal??

Originally Posted by Martin103

Thomas Hazeon and Co was also a supplier of this stone and many others as well like

Yes, of course there were many others Martin. They are just rocks in the ground after all. Listing all the sellers would be like listing all the coal dealers. They were and still are commodities.

Regards,
Neil

It certainly is a nice stone, Wolfpack. I do have one that is similar, but the 'dalmore' type of pattern is so subtle that you can only discern it when the stone is wet.

Regarding dalmore blues, I have five that commence with a very striking pattern - classic db and then each one has a less distinct pattern. The last one in the series is a uniform dull grey, until you wet it, then you can see the banding - just.

Interestingly they all cut the same and give an equivalent edge, unlike the grecians which can vary quite a bit. The 'proper' LIs can vary a lot too, but the finest ones tend to give an edge that is a bit finer than the grecian hone as in crisper rather than smoother.

Historically they were quoted in most books as being a cheaper alternative to the turkey oilstone, but I think this was purely a question of price rather than superiority of the turkey hone, as the latter can vary even more than the LIs, there being some very coarse cutting ones around.

Regards,
Neil

Hi Guys.

Many thanks for all your interesting posts. So it seems it is a Grecian Hone I bought

Cheers

Peter