Thread: Hone ID/ Mystery Hone?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Easy one,,,,,,,
what you have is a Gecko C12K, more commonly known as a Gecko PHIG. The stone gets it's name for the ability to change the color of it's slurry. It's mined high up in the K2 Mountains, also called the Savage Mountain, on the border of Pakistan & China. A very slow cutter, but with practice, will produce a wonderful edge.

You know - I trust Hirlau, allot. But I have a PHIG, as does he. Mine looks nothing like that. His might?? Like I said, I have no idea, one dark stone looks very much like another but I still hesitate calling it a Phig.

It for sure is not a Phig like Woodcraft sells. I have a Phig and this is a lot different.

Here's my two PHIG hones, the lighter colored one is from Woodcrafters, the darker smaller one from the Polish seller on Ebay.

Originally Posted by aa1192

It for sure is not a Phig like Woodcraft sells. I have a Phig and this is a lot different.

,,,,of course it's not a PHIG,,,,,I'm just messing around with you. Most of the guys here already know that when I can't identify a stone, I create another type of PHIG,,,,,

If I had to guess, I would say Piet has it right, some type of slate,,,

The backstory makes it a more interesting hone. I don't think it can be an Escher but of course there's no reason for it to not be a great finisher