Possible Treasure/Need help identifying

I bought this stone and the guy had said it came from an estate sale. It was in a sale with a lot of stuff from what appeared to be a forge (anvil and misc. tools). The first picture is out of the wooden holder so you can see it how I received it. Dirty. The next picture is after lapping it and removing the dirt on the good side. The next is a little of the slurry. It is 2 inches wide and one inch thick, 8 inches overall length.

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Not sure Joseph, can you shoot a pic of the side ? Sometimes the sides/ends tell quite a bit. Looks cool though whatever it is.

Go back and buy the anvil.

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Go back and buy the anvil.

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Why is it I never come across estate sales with anvils and smithing tools??

That's it!! I am going to start hitting the estate sale circuit!

Have you rubbed a blade over it yet?? Any guess as to where in the progression it would fit? Is it hard??

Rocks are fun lol - congrats!

I bought an anvil at a garage sale last year, prestine, 150 lbs for cheap, 80 bux,british made.
Got it loaded in my truck,went back to look around, come back to leave,guy is all over it,sold it on the spot for 350,I had no use for it.

I'll try to take some more pics later today hopefully in the sun. What should I use to clean the rest. Can I use a mild detergent or just some hot water and a brush

No sunshine today but I hope these pictures will help. Haven't tried a blade yet. It's smooth but feels like it has some bite to it. Might be in the 4k range. I'll try some test later on tonight with a blade.

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Here's how it came. The wooden box had the point of four nails just protruding from the base so when you set it down it would have some kind of grip and not slide around. Pretty cool. It smells musty like and old barn or basement. Smells old I guess lol.

http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...pse46100b4.jpg

I found a thread and there is a stone that appears similar. Not sure how to imbed a thread but search for Seneca stone and tell me what you think.

Here's a good shot of the slurry. I brought it up with 600 grit wet sandpaper. Looks very milky. After I used the 600 grit wet paper to lap it it feels a lot smoother. I only have a norton flattening plate which doesn't do a very smooth job. It does feel soft while flattening with that plate. Takes the stone off easily.

http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...ps040c1212.jpg

I've had a chance to compare it to the norton 4k/8k. It is smoother than the 8K side for sure. Not sure by how much but I can definitely tell there's a difference. I will try to get it to someone with more experiance and smoother hones to do a comparison but I am very happy with my purchase. It was $30.00 and I spent probably $20 in gas so not to shabby I think.

Here was a quite comparable one posted by RezDog..

another mystery hone thread http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=108274

could be close. The slurry looks more brownish on that one. Mine is more milky. Gotta find that video

Here are some pics in the sunlight one without water and a closeup with.
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