Have anyone a clue from where the so "once upon a time called Brazilian hone" where mined?
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Have anyone a clue from where the so "once upon a time called Brazilian hone" where mined?
Not a clue however everything (just about) mined in Brazil comes from the Minas Gerais State so I'd start there.
You are a bit mistaken, pal. We have mines of about anything spreaded through the country. Amost every Brazilian State have some kind of slate and schist surfacing. I lurked 14 slate mines near Goiânia, but the slate they provide is very soft with coarse grain. Some time ago, I drunk a beer on a small village bar, west of Goias, and its balcony was made of a nice polished greenish and hard slate. I`ll manage to go back there to search for the rock origin to get a sample. Good pictures of what was called brazilian hone would be very useful to compare.
You should difference these...as far as i remember was the Brazilian Hone a type of hard material because it was used as a Groundstone which then was used with a Coticule Rubber...lets call it a type of Quartz or Novaculite, even if iam not sure about the right term actually...
This one from the catalogue seemed to be a slate type stone, even not beein sure if the origin in the older times really was Brazil..
One was listed in the catalogue from
http://up.picr.de/17788668lw.jpg
Travel to Brasil in order of the Majesty Maximillian Joseph I., King of Bavaria:
I found some German Sources naming that going upwards from Aráio there is a "whitestone" which the population used for sharpening stones. Also he mentioned a darker black and very very hard material which was overrunned from water when he visited the location.
https://books.google.de/books?id=qTl...silien&f=false
Another post was here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...il-schist.html
Ha, I can read Diamantina quarries on the label (Thank you, Doorsh). Thebigspendur, you are right, Diamantina is Minas Gerais (about 650km from me). If I found something interesting, you'll have your share. :chapeau
Brasil, on my bucket list to explore there, you are blessed to live there Matheus. :) Hope you find what you are looking for.
An portable 24" diamond saw would be handy ?
I have found several very nice hones in my area. I think you should just start experimenting with some of the rock you find.
I said I didn't have a clue.
Brazil is a big country and like the U.S of course there are quarries and mines all over the place. I only mentioned Minas because it is a very famous district and just about every mineral and rock known to man can be found there.
If you go there you better be armed and careful. Many precious minerals are found there and many who go there to find their riches never return. Parts are lawless.
Thank you, Thebigspendur. I already contacted some companies who dig out schist, slate and quartz there. Let`s see what they have. Photos sent are apparently of ordinary "ardosia" common lammelar slate. I pretend to make commercial contacts, not stepping on anyone`s land ;)
A photo or description of what was sold in the past as "genuine Piedra Brazil" would be awesome. The material showed above says nothing about color, grain or texture.
I could be wrong, but I believe the Brazilian Hone is a term for the go to hone you use when you are about to provide a Brazillian Shave...if you get my drift.
Might be but in this term these type of stones are meant, plus the one shown from the Old Theo A Kochs CatalogueQuote:
Originally Posted by bpatton
http://youtu.be/qy7p2CVlSi0
Haha, Wake Up Old thread. Mateus how about an update on your findings?
Hi, FAL. Still in search, but nothing interesting until this moment. Brazil is passing through hard times (economically and politically speaking) since november, and it reflected on how much alumni were admitted at the University. Since then, I had a severe drawback on how much classes I teach on Biology department and had to assume a lot more master degree students to advise and classes on other campi and departments to keep the cash flowing in. No time to lurk quarries by now.
Brazilian people was once heavily opressed and terrorized by nasty cruel dictators, and this fact still contaminates the mind of the people with fear of politicians. If we once had developed the habit to shot some of these damned parasites the crisis would be handled faster. :rofl2:
We are (as the Russians) still learning how to manage democracy. Lots of mobsters to hang, but lots of corrupt institutions and few constitutional means to do this. Sometimes a little civil war on the history of a people is a good thing.
LOL,
I have two friends in Rio living in Brazil for many years... now they also wondering what happen with this beautiful country... but I guess all will work out for best...
Hope you can find some good stones in Minas ;-)
Matheus, I believe you could chronicle your search for a hone treasure in novel form. I suggest the first line be taken from one of your posts: " Some time ago, I drunk a beer on a small village bar, west of Goias, and its balcony was made of a nice polished greenish and hard slate." :)
Man... I would read that!Quote:
Originally Posted by WW243
Adam
Brasil, tenho muito saudades. Maybe I have another reason to go back, look for rocks.
I have been watching the Brazil situation, and hope you have Your FAL at the ready Mateus.
Looks like world wide civil wars are going to erupt in the near future, so we ALL will get at least a taste of the unpleasantness, sadly.