Thread: Is this a Thuringian?

Just scored this old stone which appears to be a finisher--just not sure if it's a Thuri? There is a small piece of what appears to be an original label on top of the wooden box in one of the seller's photos.

Took a shot in the dark with this one. What say you, honemeisters and aficionados, did I do ok?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US

Hard to say from the photos, the ones in the 4th photo of the listing look more like a Thüringen that the listed one.

Judging from the chip, look more like Carbide stone, but more like it could be a Tam o Shanter, hard to say from the photos.

I have seen a lot of Carbide stones in boxes like that, for tools they are great, fast cutting stones.

Seen this one, my guess is SIC/Carborundum...

Too dirty to tell, my guess is carborundum.

Thanks, gents. Will assume carborundum and hopefully it's a fine enough grit to be of some use for my razors.

That would be my guess as well.

Do you think the larger size (7"x2") would indicate that it's a razor hone? I read somewhere that Carborundum put out a professional razor hone in about that size.

Maybe try it on a kitchen knife first.

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Maybe try it on a kitchen knife first.

That's a good idea, Moo. And I have a few that desperately need sharpening!

Very sure that's not a Thuri. Looks like that hone has a lower grit than a Thuri.