Thread: Id of a stone, some one from france!

Doesn't look like a LaLune or Special stone. More detailled pictures are needed.
Could be a black slate stone however, did you say it produces black slurry? Never seen this on a (water) hone before.
Since the company that sold the hone is from Solingen, it is most likely a razor company. They often sold hones from thuringia and other proveniances under their name too.

It's a German razor hone that was exported to France, as simple as that. And, since it advises you to use it with water, it could be a Thuringian.
Now, about the color of the slurry, a Thuringian's slurry looks white/light colored on the stone itself, but on a white piece of paper or cloth, it does look quite darker. Try the stone on you razors, and if you like it, there you have it.
When you have two stones, one "La Lune", and the other is a random one, your primary concern should be which feels better, not which has the fanciest name.

Originally Posted by DireStraights

If the stone was quarried in france it's probably something good.

If it was from solingen(doubtful) who knows what it is.

my sister lives in France, she bought it for me on France eBay, so it's from France !

Originally Posted by jemmo

my sister lives in France, she bought it for me on France eBay, so it's from France !

Well yeah, but I bought my Eschers in Belgium and they're still German.

It's not a Special Stone, this is an example of a Pierre La Lune Special Stone and here is one of many threads about them:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...e-la-lune.html

The fact that most labels call them "special" doesn't make them more special than any other kind of stone. And, they are the "European" kind, slate like, not like novaculite or the "unique" Jnat type of stone.
As for the fact that the stone came from France, it's indeed a fact, but, 50 years ago was a piece of a big rock in Germany. After that, a company from Solingen cut it, and shipped it to France. But since the label says Solingen, I doubt France shipped stones to Germany, to be cut, then returned and sold in France.
The place the stone is cut is far less important than the place it's from. And, Solingen is a world famous razor/knife and stuff made out of steel making city. It's a more logical conclusion to assume that stones quarried in Germany bare the name of Solingen.
We are not talking about stones hundreds of years old, 50 at most. It's certainly not a Prussian stone, or one from the time Napoleon's French empire reached the city. Just a relatively new German one. And we all know the arguably best stone that came from Germany; the Thuringian stone. The more important question is if it's a Thuringian or not.

Originally Posted by AlanII

Well yeah, but I bought my Eschers in Belgium and they're still German.

I bought my car in Sweden but is Germany, I am not so ......pid, I thought if it could be Escher,

Originally Posted by hatzicho

Doesn't look like a LaLune or Special stone. More detailled pictures are needed.
Could be a black slate stone however, did you say it produces black slurry? Never seen this on a (water) hone before.
Since the company that sold the hone is from Solingen, it is most likely a razor company. They often sold hones from thuringia and other proveniances under their name too.

I wrote wrong, the slurry is kind of with, I will sen a pic I thought It could be Escher, by the way I honed a John Holler with it got some nice egg, and I shave with, one of the best shaving I got, now I don't know it's the razor or the hone, because both , the hone and the razor were new for me, any way thanks for your interest, everybody

That is slurry
The size is about
95mm x 32mm x 10 mm

Originally Posted by Vasilis

The fact that most labels call them "special" doesn't make them more special than any other kind of stone. And, they are the "European" kind, slate like, not like novaculite or the "unique" Jnat type of stone.
As for the fact that the stone came from France, it's indeed a fact, but, 50 years ago was a piece of a big rock in Germany. After that, a company from Solingen cut it, and shipped it to France. But since the label says Solingen, I doubt France shipped stones to Germany, to be cut, then returned and sold in France.
The place the stone is cut is far less important than the place it's from. And, Solingen is a world famous razor/knife and stuff made out of steel making city. It's a more logical conclusion to assume that stones quarried in Germany bare the name of Solingen.
We are not talking about stones hundreds of years old, 50 at most. It's certainly not a Prussian stone, or one from the time Napoleon's French empire reached the city. Just a relatively new German one. And we all know the arguably best stone that came from Germany; the Thuringian stone. The more important question is if it's a Thuringian or not.

Thanks for info I never thought that It could be a La Lune . I thought most to be Escher
But i honed a razor with it and I got a nice egg, I think this is important, thanks everybody