Thread: I Found It Over There

Great job rezdog if you need someone to take great care of one of those, keep me in mind. Keep up continued great work

But they don't have passports yet!

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

If they work good I call dibs on a big one haha, the one you sent seems okay, I just need better tools for lapping, the black areas are softer and I end up with indentions.

I need to try to find some intermediate stones

I always lap with the DMT dia-flat plates. They are pricey, they seem to last quite well. I always lap in a pan or sink of water. If my wife is away I use the sink, otherwise I use a pan on the porch. I would like to find a bevel setter to add to the mix.

Hillbillypick came by my meeting and checked out the hone I made, it did not degrade a 12k edge....sooooo guess its a keeper

I think that random keepers is way easier to come by than a massive supply of keepers. I have many variations of keepers, that vary not just in color and tactile sensation but also how aggressively they cut, as with all of my keepers leave a great shaving edge. I am completely drawn in by the thrill of the hunt and continue to keep looking even though I have a good stack of beauties. If all I wanted was one great stone I could have given up a while ago, but I want to keep finding more. It's like a whole new version of HAD. I have many stacked and graded by color, some have been tested, some are presumed to be like others based on appearance. Oddly most are variations of green. It isn't even a common rock color here, I doubt is it is anywhere. I did read on a geology web site what makes the rock green but did not manage to retain that tidbit.

I think the problem lies within the way sediment works, like layers in a tree each year varies so a quarter inch deeper and you possibly change grits and inclusions id assume. So unless you have a quarry or a long stretch of highway cut into a mountain to where you can access a single layer, then its almost impossible to replicate. I think the consistent nature of some stone formations throughout layers is what makes certain stones work so well, even thuringian stones had variations in grits as we all know.

Just glad the earth is covered in stone, means we can keep trying to craft a full set of hones to keep ourselves entertained

Originally Posted by DennisBarberShop

I think the problem lies within the way sediment works, like layers in a tree each year varies so a quarter inch deeper and you possibly change grits and inclusions id assume. So unless you have a quarry or a long stretch of highway cut into a mountain to where you can access a single layer, then its almost impossible to replicate. I think the consistent nature of some stone formations throughout layers is what makes certain stones work so well, even thuringian stones had variations in grits as we all know.

Just glad the earth is covered in stone, means we can keep trying to craft a full set of hones to keep ourselves entertained

That is very true, add to that the complication the those once horizontal layers have been twisted and tilted. Sometimes being broken into shorter segments perhaps even folded over. Now that it is a little confused you can really mix things up with million of years of vegetation growth and ice and sea water. Add some deposit formations over all the fissures and cracks, shake it a few more time, strain and pour.
None of the faces I am currently working protrude very high from the ground and surrounding vegetation. It is so very hard for me to see what I have until I get home and start cutting. Even within a single rock there can be a lot of variation.

Taken from: http://geology.about.com/od/mineral_...n-Minerals.htm


Green and greenish rocks get their color from green minerals, but a lot depends on the type of rock: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks each have their own set of green minerals. It will help if you know how to distinguish those major rock classes as well as "How to Look at a Rock." But first, be sure you're looking at a fresh surface! Don't let a coat of green algae fool you. Green minerals can be hard to identify until you've learned something about the most common ones. Here they are, along with their usual*luster*and*hardness. If your green or greenish mineral doesn't fit one of these, there are many more possibilities. Another tidbit: green colors usually arise from the presence of iron or chromium and sometimes manganese.

Good link Dennis. I've been doing a lot of reading geology sites lately too. Funny how much of learned about general geology since I started making hones. I've added a bookmark and will get back to that site later. Thanks

No biggie, interesting stuff for sure!