Thread: hone ID help

Hi guys.

Can anyone help id this hone. It's 1.8" wide, 7.8" long and 0.5 deep. It seems hard.


If any additional images or info will help.please let me know

Could be a slate type, can you post some more daylight pictures ?

Originally Posted by doorsch

Could be a slate type, can you post some more daylight pictures ?

I'll add some with more natural lighting soon. I'm not sure it is skate though. It's very dark in colour, I always thought all varieties of slate had at least a hint of purple through to it?

Originally Posted by monkeypuzzlebeefeater

I'll add some with more natural lighting soon. I'm not sure it is skate though. It's very dark in colour, I always thought all varieties of slate had at least a hint of purple through to it?

There are all variants of slate beeing red, brown, violet, dark black to grey, green....

Would you be too upset if that was real YL? Congrats.

Lol. I wouldn't be upset at all. I put a few razors on it after my 8k Norton and it has improved the edge. Fairly slow, but highly polished bevel.