Thread: Mysterious green stone.

Any idea what it might be? On slurry it leaves the edge like sandblasted, no visible scratches.

Originally Posted by macrob

Any idea what it might be? On slurry it leaves the edge like sandblasted, no visible scratches.

Looks like a Llyn Idwal to me, the flaking and coloration looks typical to me....

It looks like a very fine grit stone. Is it fine enough to shave off of or do you have to move on to another finer finishing stone?

I'll try to hone a razor on that stone from start to finish today evening.

Doorsh, Llyn Idwal is an oil stone?

Originally Posted by macrob

Doorsh, Llyn Idwal is an oil stone?

It depends, it actually can be used with thick slurry and water there it will be quite fast. It also can be used with water glycerine/water mixture or oil which might refine the edge a bit more....it depends how you want to use youre stone in future...

Here are some pics of one of my Idwals:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/razorl...57645029195341

Could be LI or maybe some Connemara marble. Who knows? https://www.google.com/search?q=conn...+marble+images
MIke

These extensive flakes are very typical for frankonian hones too, also the spots and inclusions. Here are some examples for comparison.

Looks very like my stone. Thanks hatzicho.

Originally Posted by macrob

Looks very like my stone. Thanks hatzicho.

It could help if you add some detail shots of the surface and a hint where you bought the stone or where it was shipped from...