(repeating to myself....I got a nice Droescher...I got a nice Droecher!") LOL...thanks guys!
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Run a dang razor across it a tell us what you think :<0) You got a few Gold Dollars right ?
Big one looks to be an offcut from a window lintel or padstone. The mounting is suspect. It has no signs of oil or water damage, or the blackening that we get when honing. Perhaps it's something more mundane than a hone, Like a flower press, Or book binding weight. I could imaging 2 of them working pretty well for scrapbook weights as well.
If it's natural it may well make a decent hone, and indeed someone may well have been using it for that. So clean it up and get it lapped and see what you have won.
Edit found something similar.
http://www.not2crafty.com/2009/07/pi...rapbook-paper/
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Ha! I do have a rather large Llyn Idwal about those dimensions (is that the one you're thinking of Pups???), BUT honestly it's too hard to make a guess about this one based solely on the pics. Off hand I'd agree with MARTIN... looks to be a man made tool stone to me.
Yeah that's the one. Not only can I never remember the name but it could be for pink all I recall. It's just struck me that there probably isn't too many stones that size and may be alike :<0)
AntiqueHoosier is just going to have to test drive it and and show us some pics of the stria. Maybe on an axe ?
I am also thinking of natural and to add to the pot of possible names Gwespyr.
So you have a nice bevell setter - big size and exelent midle range hone for razors Now if you get a descent finisher you can hone razor after razor ha ha ah