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08-11-2016, 12:24 PM #1Junior Member
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Further; I found nothing in:
The London Gazette
Times of London
Grace's Guide
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08-11-2016, 03:10 PM #2Senior Member
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Yes, they are a mid-range, to finishing stone that can be used for razors, but there are better finishing solutions.
For wood working tools it should be a fine stone for hand tools where you rarely need more than a 1k edge.
Razor and Stone, is another good resource for stone information. There is some good info on the Silkstone.Geezer likes this.
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08-11-2016, 06:33 PM #3Senior Member
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Welcome BugBear, Don't be surprised if you find yourself using a straight razor in the near future. Researching sharpening mediums is what brought me here too.
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08-12-2016, 07:58 AM #4Junior Member
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I actually own a cased pair of Mappin & Webb razors - but I've sported a "full set" for decades!
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08-12-2016, 08:27 AM #5Truth is weirder than any fiction..
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Photos or it never happened... Originally Posted by bugbear
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+1 I love Mappin & Webb razors. Would love to see yours. Originally Posted by Grazor
What a curse be a dull razor; what a prideful comfort a sharp one
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No one at any of the razor or knife sites seems to know where this stone was mined. I did quite a lot of googling but the only thing I was able to uncover was several coal mines in England with Silkstone in the name. No idea if they are related or not though. I have two Silkstones, one was N.O.S. unused with the original cutting and flattening marks. They are pretty good stones but the produced shaving edges are slightly behind the top tier stones IME. Mine have given their best edges on oil with a fairly well polished surface.
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