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I don't know what this hone is. I think it looks a lot like the special hone for good razors only. I bought it as a black thurigian but it looks nothing like any of my Eschers. It is very smooth to hone with and leaves a great edge. I have no idea if the pictures will be big enough. I had a really hard time uploading them
Does seem to have a brownish tint on my screen so it might be a French hone. Like Forrest Gump's box of choclates, with a natural you never know what you're going to get. Just have to try it and see. :gl:
dry it is fairly grey, but wet it is quite brown. I like it a lot so it isn't going anywhere. My Eschers however might find a trip to the curb.
Nice looking stone! Is it hard or soft? any saw marks on the sides? Slurry color?
Perhaps its a brown escher! :rofl2:
It is quite hard. The sides show no real pattern that would indicate tooth marks. The final picture is a good color likeness of the slurry. Mostly light grey with a hint of brown.
Easy answer; it's a Mongolian PHIG, they are slightly browner in color than a standard Guangxi PHIG.
They are actually quite rare. :shrug:
Nice Grab RezDog !! ;)
@rezdog:
As you already know the ones i posted at R&S in the special stone thread / the finest hone thread....
Any glittering particles in it, reflecting in the sunlight ? If so it might be a La Lune/special stone...
Other way around it seems these are not to be typically identified, as i have many different replies on my pictures/videos....
@hirlau
Any preferences examples in pictures of the "Mongolian PHIG" to compare ?
The stone is very heavy with very tiny glittering particles. It looks just like your stone actually. Your stone is what made me think that this might be the La Lune/ special stone. I was actually hoping that my thought might be agreed to and that I could have more than just my personal opinion. I did also post at the R & S in your thread. I wasn't sure where I would get a response from those more knowledgable than I. The video pretty much synched it in my mind. My wife thought I had lost my mind. I had my magnifying visor on and was looking at my hone while spraying it with water while watching the video. Hirlau thinks everything is some sort of PHIG.
@Rez
Funny my girlfriend sometimes thinks the same *laughing*....
I also posted here were are some around i think they know what they talk about "Special Stone/La Lune" was agreed, i consider both stones as beeing this now...
http://coupechouclub.cultureforum.ne...e-a-identifier
Mine is a great hone. The first time I used it I was ready to abandon my Eschers. I like it a lot. It is definitely a keeper. Glad to have it identified.
@ doorsch,,,,, its a joke,,,, dahhhhh,,, :chapeau
@Thanks for diggin me that grave :-) but who knows there was quite a lot of new stuff in the past 5 years so why not a mongolian phig....i was on the way trusting you in this case *laughs*
I'm joking about 95% of the time, ;)
Just remember that,,,I know as much about stones as a baker knows about beekeeping,,,,:D
No wonder that Honey Loaf recipe you sent me never worked...Quote:
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My curb I hope!Quote:
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I guess the RAD must be subsiding for HADQuote:
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Nah just want an escher....lol
That's where it usually starts!
From the pics I'm not sure if this really is a Special Stone. The grey Special Stones don't have a brownish teint. However if it works great congrats :)
It is a pretty dead match to the stone that Doorsch recently posted pics and a video on. Watching his video while examining my hone it was fairly obvious to me. What it is isn't nearly as important to me as the fact that I really like it.
Considering the dimensions and the chamfered edges of the top I would expect Doorsch's stone to be a Special Stone / La Lune. The sparkles are not the only characteristics of a Special Stone though and there are more stones that sparkle. Having sparkles does give it a good chance to be one.
Perhaps these pictures help to check if it's a Special Stone. I've sold the small one but I'm keeping the large one which is unlabeled. They both have a couple tiny pits and swirly lines.
