Quote Originally Posted by Iceni View Post
We managed to get onto whittle hill today.

Initially the owner was out, so we left a note and went to look in a local woods. About 45mins later we had a call. The owner is a nice gentleman, who was more than willing to let us poke about and take some samples. IIn return he would like a small hone for his kitchen. That is an easy trade to do!

The haul.



This is one of several faces of this rock. In total there are at least 5 pits. The stone just pulls out.



The Matterhorn! This block is huge, At least 24" long, and it has a lot of thickness to it!



The first test grind on a small lump




Definitely a better source, and this is the correct material for hones. I estimate I have enough material for 10-15 hones of various sizes.


There is Novaculite around there from what I saw, don't spend your time on stones that are able to scratch a spoon, search for actual Charnley stones. And, you don't have to have one, look at some pictures, it's pretty much what it looks like.