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08-06-2016, 10:47 PM #11Senior Member
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If it came from an American seller, my guess is that it's a green piece of Vermont slate. Enjoy.
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08-07-2016, 12:50 AM #12Senior Member
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If it is flat after lapping, then you smoothed with a 1K, that may be as fine as the stone gets. You might have a mid-level grit performer to use on occasion. I have a nice piece of green slate that performs somewhere between a 4k & 8K.
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Either way, its a nice stone that can be used in the progression.
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08-08-2016, 05:47 AM #13Senior Member
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Mid range slate, could have came from Home Depot or such, I myself have been trying different slates from different sources, so far most are worthless and should go back to the garden to be used as a border.
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08-08-2016, 09:29 PM #14Senior Member
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my vote is on Llyn Idwal as well! Originally Posted by Iceni
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08-09-2016, 01:26 AM #15Senior Member
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that sounds a lot better than a piece of the neighbors patio! Originally Posted by Bram
is a Llyn Idwal a mid range hone or a finisher?
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08-09-2016, 12:31 PM #16Senior Member
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Llyn idwal is not a type of slate. It's more like Novaculite. I can tell you that's not a llyn idwal based on the slurry.
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08-10-2016, 01:54 PM #17Senior Member
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Actually yeah it really looks comparable to some of the Idwall Stones ive seen....on the other hand the slurry looks quite typical for a Slate type stone. Idwall is a type of flaked Novaculite, and in most cases ive seen they slurry more whittish.... Originally Posted by Iceni
Working on an Idwall stone feels more grainy then when a slate is used. In most cases the honing feeling on a slate is very smooth...a Vermont Slate could also be a possibility....
@Blake: Thanks for using the pics as a reference...
here you can seee the typical flaking:
some Slurry shots where you can see that on my three examples the slurry is white/grey:
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