Thread: Ivory Speckled Hone ID?

an un oiled washita above the phig. (Course fast)

same stone soaked in simple green .

Originally Posted by Blistersteel

an un oiled washita above the phig. (Course fast)

I know this is off topic but that is a very lightly colored phig. I wonder if that has any correlation to speed.

There is also a chance that many of the Hindostan stones that appear above, or anywhere in that matter (without means of identification like a label), are from Canada. And, I think there are more than one types of Canadian stones with the characteristic Hindostan layered pattern, that could also be fine, like a Hindostan. And in my case, I can't tell them apart from pictures.

I guess we should call those Canuckistan. Which is going to be some confusion for some folks in the states, because that's already what we call Canada. Well, East or West Canuckistan, depending on what side of the country we're talking about.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

There is also a chance that many of the Hindostan stones that appear above, or anywhere in that matter (without means of identification like a label), are from Canada. And, I think there are more than one types of Canadian stones with the characteristic Hindostan layered pattern, that could also be fine, like a Hindostan. And in my case, I can't tell them apart from pictures.

Yeah ive seen the posts...but from which point do you take your conclusion on this Vasilis....

I hope that you dont take this depending on the only available post where Hatzicho showed up a layered "canadian oilstone"....

Do you have any other documented evidence or knowledge on this theory ?

Originally Posted by doorsch

Yeah ive seen the posts...but from which point do you take your conclusion on this Vasilis....

I hope that you dont take this depending on the only available post where Hatzicho showed up a layered "canadian oilstone"....

Do you have any other documented evidence or knowledge on this theory ?

I am on this with Vasislis as tehre is in my opinion enough evidence to support it.
However for those who will now go and start reading please be mindfull as there are also Canadian Oilstones which do not show the charcteristic layering.

Originally Posted by adrspach

I am on this with Vasislis as tehre is in my opinion enough evidence to support it.
However for those who will now go and start reading please be mindfull as there are also Canadian Oilstones which do not show the charcteristic layering.

Would you mind to post some of your findings? To get me right i mean literature or other documented things.....

My findings about Canadian Oilstone even thought are limited are already posted here and on other forums. I do believe Neill Miller also posted here something on this topic.
Otherwise if you will be near my neck of the woods let me know in advance and I will get them ready that you can have your own play with them. Nothing is better than own hands on experience . You can not google that.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

There is also a chance that many of the Hindostan stones that appear above, or anywhere in that matter (without means of identification like a label), are from Canada. And, I think there are more than one types of Canadian stones with the characteristic Hindostan layered pattern, that could also be fine, like a Hindostan. And in my case, I can't tell them apart from pictures.

That would be the Magog oilstone.