Thread: Flea market stones - ID help please!

Hi, I've always been a coticule user as far as naturals go, in the last months I purchased some other miscellaneous stones at my local flea market or in a trade - would love to know if anyone recognizes one or more!


- the top stone is yellow/brown/green and quite soft, generates plenty of slurry like a coti and sharpens very well.

- the middle stone is dark grey, generates little slurry but does a good job, more at the finishing end perhaps.

- the bottom one, which I got in a trade, is pale grey and is the hardest and generates very little slurry. Seems hardly to work with water but I had great results as a finisher used dry.

And here is a side view FWIW:



Thanks guys!

The middle one might be a Thuringian (Escher family), it's hard to tell from the pictures but the top one might be a Coticule without the usual BBW or slate backing.

Thanks Rod, didn't know coticules existed without backing!

I see Peter (Hatzicho)is viewing this page. He'll have the answer. I suggest you take some more photos. One while wet, and one with slurry. Take them outside so there's a lot of light. The bottom one may also be a thuri.

I have a feeling you did very well.

Originally Posted by rodb

The middle one might be a Thuringian (Escher family), it's hard to tell from the pictures but the top one might be a Coticule without the usual BBW or slate backing.

For what it's worth, I was going to say the same thing.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

I suggest you take some more photos. One while wet, and one with slurry. Take them outside so there's a lot of light.

Thanks and will do!

The bottom stone actually looks very similar to a Thuringian hone.

Regards,
AG

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Hi, I've always been a coticule user as far as naturals go, in the last months I purchased some other miscellaneous stones at my local flea market or in a trade - would love to know if anyone recognizes one or more!


- the top stone is yellow/brown/green and quite soft, generates plenty of slurry like a coti and sharpens very well.

- the middle stone is dark grey, generates little slurry but does a good job, more at the finishing end perhaps.

- the bottom one, which I got in a trade, is pale grey and is the hardest and generates very little slurry. Seems hardly to work with water but I had great results as a finisher used dry.

And here is a side view FWIW:



Thanks guys!

Nice stones!

Nice find. The top looks coticule and the bottom a lightgreen? thuringian, I've seen similar sawmarks on mine. I can't place the middle one, it seems too thick to be a thuringian. How big are they?

Some pics taken in outside sunshine.

Dimensions: brown = 2.25cm wide, 19.5cm long, 1.5cm thick.
dark grey = 3cm wide, 17cm long, 2.25cm thick
light grey = 4.2cm wide, 20.3cm long, 1.75cm thick

Thanks!