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12-13-2013, 01:00 AM #1Member
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Found some hones but not sure what they are! :)
Flea market find today! The previous owner had marked them, but was wondering if you guys could help me identify them a little better. The grey one is just marked "razor hone" and I was thinking it might be a Thuringian? One's just marked "India" and one is marked as a Japanese wet stone. The last one is marked "Arkansas 50 ft stone". Sorry for my slightly fuzzy camera work.
Thanks much for any help you can give,
Rich
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12-13-2013, 01:08 AM #2< Banned User >
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Arkansas soft stone, not 50 ft stone. The rest is above my pay grade. Im sure someone with more knowledge will chime in.
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12-13-2013, 01:12 AM #3
The dark "razor hone" one by its scratches, etc. Is a good case for Thuringian.
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12-13-2013, 01:15 AM #4Member
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Thanks so much for the help!
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12-13-2013, 02:29 PM #5Preserver of old grinding methods
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Seems like the previous owner has marked the stones carefully and with knowledge. The stones look like what they have been marked, the soft Arkansas as well as the Japanese stone and also the India.
The razor hone looks like a soft (visible scratches) and fine stone and seems to be slate. Could well be a blue thuringian.
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12-13-2013, 03:44 PM #6Modine
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Congratulations, I agree with the previous statements. I’ve seen antique natural stone progressions like this before. My guess is that someone may have used these for razor work in the past. Was there any history or dates with them? Thanks for sharing Saxon.
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12-13-2013, 01:13 AM #7Member
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LOL! Thanks for the clarification. Not sure how I saw 50 ft
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