Quote Originally Posted by Vasilis View Post
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