Thread: Help to ID new large stone/hone

Picked up a new stone today and like some help with they type of stone. Looks like a slate type to me but not sure. Its very large at 19 inches long

Looks like a curb stone from #920?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Looks like a curb stone from #920?

that could be.. Was thinking could have been a house number. It was being used as a stone as it was in a home made wood box. Also has a screw in it but not all the way through.

I suppose flatten the good side and see what it and the slurry look like? Give it a try?

What type of stone should I use to create slurry?

A very hard Arkansas or a diamond plate hone (the credit card size works fine)

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Looks like a curb stone from #920?

I thought it said () Tau 6

It looks like slate to me. I would say flatten about half of it with a DMT and that, in itself, should create a pile of slurry. If you still think it is slate, you might try a thurri slurry stone to give it a try? If you like it, I suppose you could do the whole thing.
It's huge!

Looks like a slate....is it a Purple one ? Is that round blotch in green color ? Please create some wet daylight shots and some daylight slurry pics...

My guess is that you might have picked up some purple welsh slate which was also used for Roofing Slate and yes also for Housenumbers, i will later add the link to this thread...

Originally Posted by doorsch

Looks like a slate....is it a Purple one ? Is that round blotch in green color ? Please create some wet daylight shots and some daylight slurry pics...

My guess is that you might have picked up some purple welsh slate which was also used for Roofing Slate and yes also for Housenumbers, i will later add the link to this thread...

Here are some better pics