Thread: I Found It Over There

Originally Posted by aaron1234

This may or may not be a good idea but why don't we create a trend giving information on the type of rock(if known), general location on where it's found, and the type of edge it can put on a razor. If we put it all on a map than we could create a geological sharpening stone map for the people. In doing so you can find out which types of stones you won't to try and where you would have to go to get it.

It made more sense in my head

You can come over to my play ground anytime.

This is the coolest thread but, dangerous for me lol! I pick up hobbies like a desperate hoarder.

You should take a hammer out with you when you go hiking just to see what lies under the surface on what you see laying around. It is also a good indication of how hard the different rocks are. It's a lot of fun.

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Mike

I now have a flat piece of Precambrian Mudstone.

Will it work for a hone?

Dry.



Wet.

Originally Posted by 32t

I now have a flat piece of Precambrian Mudstone.

Will it work for a hone?

Dry.



Wet.

Sure is pretty. The mudstones that I have tried were much too soft and auto slurried too much. But hey, give it a try.

I did a quick search of slates in my area. There are two different deposits that are both said to be 'hard' slates. Is this a starting point or a waste of time? +1 on the looks of the mudstone...now I'll have to look up mudstone.

Originally Posted by bluesman7

Sure is pretty. The mudstones that I have tried were much too soft and auto slurried too much. But hey, give it a try.

This is quite hard. It is from a rock cut near Philipsburg Montana that I picked up on vacation. It was a lot of work to flatten even with what I borrowed from Randy, a Foley model 345 if I remember right. It will remove steel from my pocket knife but after all the work spent getting it flat that is all I am going to do for now.

Originally Posted by WW243

I did a quick search of slates in my area. There are two different deposits that are both said to be 'hard' slates. Is this a starting point or a waste of time? +1 on the looks of the mudstone...now I'll have to look up mudstone.

Definitely a starting point.