Thread: La Luna stone?

I just wanna ask how big a La Luna stone use to be ? I never had some one, I hade 9 finishing stone with different size, will know that La Luna has just one size or has different size, thanks for any answer

They sold in a lot of different sizes...

100 x 50mm
120 x 60mm
140 x 70mm
170 x 80mm

100 x 30mm
120 x 30mm
150 x 35mm
175 x 40mm
200 x 50mm
250 x 60mm
300 x 60 wohaaa thats a killer

Originally Posted by doorsch

They sold in a lot of different sizes...

100 x 50mm
120 x 60mm
140 x 70mm
170 x 80mm

100 x 30mm
120 x 30mm
150 x 35mm
175 x 40mm
200 x 50mm
250 x 60mm
300 x 60 wohaaa thats a killer

It's a pity that only the tiny ones are nowadays around, and even them are rare.

There is one on the Bay right now. There is either a deep scratch or much worse a crack on the bottom side. A scratch is no problem...perhaps Vasilis could give an opinion. I expect this to go through the roof anyway otherwise I would have kept my mouth shut.

Originally Posted by WW243

I expect this to go through the roof anyway otherwise I would have kept my mouth shut.

Harhar ;-) yeah it will rise up a bit!!

Originally Posted by WW243

There is one on the Bay right now. There is either a deep scratch or much worse a crack on the bottom side. A scratch is no problem...perhaps Vasilis could give an opinion. I expect this to go through the roof anyway otherwise I would have kept my mouth shut.

Thank you WW243, but I'm by no means an expert on stones, it's just HAD, and I really really like the "hones" subforum.
Indeed, a big stone appeared! And the price will go though the roof.
It's a natural stone, there are people who found some great Lune stones, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't live up to your expectations. So far I only recognize the Escher and legitimate Nakayama maruka stones as guaranteed quality.
A strange thing about this seller, he sold more than 4-5 La lune stones in a couple of months. How many does he have? Assuming that his "lower" grades are sold first, I'm thinking about asking him when will he sell his last one. I might take a loan to bid on that one. Or sell a kidney or two. How many of them do we have?

Originally Posted by Vasilis

Thank you WW243, but I'm by no means an expert on stones, it's just HAD, and I really really like the "hones" subforum.
Indeed, a big stone appeared! And the price will go though the roof.
It's a natural stone, there are people who found some great Lune stones, but don't be disappointed if it doesn't live up to your expectations. So far I only recognize the Escher and legitimate Nakayama maruka stones as guaranteed quality.
A strange thing about this seller, he sold more than 4-5 La lune stones in a couple of months. How many does he have? Assuming that his "lower" grades are sold first, I'm thinking about asking him when will he sell his last one. I might take a loan to bid on that one. Or sell a kidney or two. How many of them do we have?

Vasillis he might be a "Hone" collector from some french sites or fleamarkets....the stones arent "that" rare because they appear regularly. I mean 2-4 times a month, in the beginning they were sold quite cheap and actually a lot of people know how the price changed and buy and sell them....

I got this Special Stone last month, its in 18x4x2cm

The stones were recommended to be used with oil, thats what FGBC wrote in their Bulletin of Guarantee.

I also prefer to use oil or water glycerine to finish on those stones. Progress to 10k or 12k and proceed with several laps of oil on the stone....

Actually as you read Euclids posts, there is no right or wrong. Feel free to try out both or more procedures and report back here what suited you best.

Originally Posted by doorsch

The stones were recommended to be used with oil, thats what FGBC wrote in their Bulletin of Guarantee.

I also prefer to use oil or water glycerine to finish on those stones. Progress to 10k or 12k and proceed with several laps of oil on the stone....

Actually as you read Euclids posts, there is no right or wrong. Feel free to try out both or more procedures and report back here what suited you best.

Is Smith's more or less the same as glycerine and water?

It is a water-soluble oil, thinner than glycerin, like the water soluble cutting oil used on CNC machines, which is what it might be.

Ballistol is also easy to find and performs the same adding just a bit of slickness and washes off clean.

A bottle of Smith’s sells for about $6.