Ruday, I don't know if you're still active here on the forum but I was wondering, do you still use that piece of soapstone? I was searching for soapstone expecting to find threats about people making scales out of them or something, so far I've read about someone using talc stone to strop with and you using it as a hone, I guess that's pritty cool.

As I understand soapstone is partially Talc so the other stuf in there could provide some actual abrasive action we might just have to look for this type of stone in the rockhound I guess :P