Thread: Is that a Norway stone ?

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Mike

The closest I know:
Scottish Hones - Straight Razor Place Library

Originally Posted by Birnando

I'm not familiar with any "Norway" stone.
The most prominent stone to come out of Norway is from the Eidsborg mine.
It was mined for centuries, and is a decent hone for shears and knives.
Here's a link to an article about that stone/quarry. In Norwgian..
The mine is no longer in use, but the area outside of it is still littered with rough cut stones.

I have one other whetstone from Norway that is usable for honing, but that is very dark.
Almost completely black.

Wow that's a lot of rocks. If I was there I would be picking up rocks trying to get one that seems very heavy for it's weight.
Or one that shines more then the other in the sunlight. The shine of the stone in my picture made it catch my eye.

Originally Posted by Suile

Wow that's a lot of rocks. If I was there I would be picking up rocks trying to get one that seems very heavy for it's weight.

Lol that typo gave me a smile this morning

It has just reminded me of a time when I worked in a caravan factory for a summer. There was a (not so bright) lad who was always bragging about how strong he was. No one really paid him much attention because he wasn't really known for his brain cell count.

One day though someone asked him to prove it by standing in a bin and lifting himself up.......he was at it an hour and a half before giving up !!!!

Originally Posted by mike1011

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Lol that typo gave me a smile this morning

It has just reminded me of a time when I worked in a caravan factory for a summer. There was a (not so bright) lad who was always bragging about how strong he was. No one really paid him much attention because he wasn't really known for his brain cell count.

One day though someone asked him to prove it by standing in a bin and lifting himself up.......he was at it an hour and a half before giving up !!!!

Yea that was a big typo clearly I ment heavy for it's size.

Originally Posted by ferroburak

The closest I know:
Scottish Hones - Straight Razor Place Library

I forgot what kind of stone the guy I bought this from said it was be he said it was a Scottish one.