Thread: Hoping to get an ID

My experience is limited to synthetics, Cotis, Trans Arkies and some Jnats. So I have no real idea what this one is. Any ideas?

Based on the first photo only,, maybe an 8" man made barber hone,,, the color & shape ???

Pretty close there Hirlau, TAT, do you have a USB Microscope? so as to take some closeup pics? and dimensions may help. Oh, is that small stone a slurry stone that came with it?

I would vote for a slate type...probably a UK slate...

Where did you bought that one ?

Based on the saw marks in photo 2, I don't think it's a synthetic. I'd think a natural, but not really sure of the origin.

Here's a link to some images that claim "brown", but how relevant? I'm not sure.

* Olivia's Natursteine *

Give it a try and compare it to your other "known" performance stones and see how it measures up. Hardness, fineness, quality of shave, slurry color, etc. etc..

Look forward to your observations and comparisons.

Also, very likely that some member here will have or know exactly what it is that you have.

Regards,

Howard

My guess was focussed on the sawmarks too..

Here on of my UK slates which resamples a Yellow Lake stone in terms of working properties the most





Actually its as always, we can only rely on indentifiers and coloration...in the end youll find out more details when testing the stones...

Originally Posted by FAL

Pretty close there Hirlau, TAT, do you have a USB Microscope? so as to take some closeup pics? and dimensions may help. Oh, is that small stone a slurry stone that came with it?

I do and I'll take some pics this afternoon when I get home from work. And no there's no slurry stone

Originally Posted by doorsch

I would vote for a slate type...probably a UK slate...

Where did you bought that one ?

Got it at an auction with several razors, a coticule bout, small trans arkie, and another unknown stone.

Hehe, I had a Duhh moment last night, was a pic of the end of the stone........

My USB microscope is not the best quality but here are a few pics.