Thread: hone ID help

It iould be a Thuryngian , or not , but surely looks like a quality , fine hone . Finisher or the worst scenario , prefinisher . Congrats .

From the pics I have looked at I think it is possible, but I don't really know what the little identifiers are to look for. It was sold as possibly being an Escher, but the seller did admit they didn't really know. I do have several slates and it feels more silky to touch than they do. This does improve the edge compared to any of my slate hones, so you're right on either finisher or pre-finisher.

From the pictures you provided and from what you wrote about it, im thinking its not a Thuringian since you say its a hard stone, the size is not typical, the slurry is the wrong color, probably some slate stone.

Agree with Martin

The rubbing stone I had used to make the slurry in the pic is a bit of slate. I used a Norton flattening stone today. The slurry was very creamy mud like. Almost like when wet hands are used to shape clay on a potters wheel. It has a slight greenish hint to it.

Oh Geez, talk about missing vital visual details. I took a look on the computer instead of the phone today... Didn't even see the surface scratching or slurry last night. Definitely not an Ark, it does look like some type of slate. Is that a crack in the side maybe along a sedimentary layer? That would definitely indicate a slate stone. The comment that it was a hard stone threw me. Hard stone means something much different to me, lol. You would never be able to put scratches in a "hard" stone like in the surface of that one, nor slurry it well with a rubbing stone that wasn't made of diamond! If it's an Escher or Thuri I would definitely call those very soft stones.

Originally Posted by eKretz

Oh Geez, talk about missing vital visual details. I took a look on the computer instead of the phone today... Didn't even see the surface scratching or slurry last night. Definitely not an Ark, it does look like some type of slate. Is that a crack in the side maybe along a sedimentary layer? That would definitely indicate a slate stone. The comment that it was a hard stone threw me. Hard stone means something much different to me, lol. You would never be able to put scratches in a "hard" stone like in the surface of that one, nor slurry it well with a rubbing stone that wasn't made of diamond! If it's an Escher or Thuri I would definitely call those very soft stones.

1+ to Erics Post....Slate Stone, but the pictures are not good enough to give any proper advice...

I don't think it's a crack, it does seem more of a scratch. I don't know how the scratches got there, I tried to lap them out and have made no progress with it at all. Lol whatever it is its an improvement on the other slates I have.

What are you using to lap? I have yet to find a stone I couldn't lap down pretty quickly as far as removing scratches, et al.

I only have the Norton flattening stone that comes as part of a set with the 220/1k 4/8k combo sets. I need to invest in something better at some point, but it's always worked fine on my other stones