Just got this in shipped from Pennsylvania. I won it on E-Bay and I was first reluctant to buy it. But now that I have it here to see it and handle it first hand I am so glad that I bought it. The person that sold it to me said she won it in an Amish auction in Pennsylvania. She believed it to be either a large hone or an Amish buggy heater that was hung over a fireplace till it got hot and then put in a horse pulled buggy to keep warm. I believe the first assumption is true. This hone is huge and it is a natural Yellow/Green Thuringian! I have compared it to my other Thuringian hones and it is exactly the same material, it has the same smell and slurries very fast with 1000 grit sandpaper. The slurry is whitish and the color of this hone is yellowish-green and very smooth. I will put up some pictures for hone porn and for expert inspections. By the way this thing is 12 x 8 x 1 1/4 inches and weighs in excess of 12 pounds, just amazing! NOW WHAT DO I DO WITH IT? LOL
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