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10-14-2016, 06:39 AM #1
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Thanked: 246Silicon Carbide - most dime-a-dozen old stones that aren't good for much but utility or early stage knife or chisel sharpening are made of silicon carbide (I.E. Crystolon) or aluminum oxide (I.E. India).
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10-14-2016, 03:11 PM #2
If that was a water formed slurry, you have a natural. Source unknown. Lap it and, as mentioned above, check its scratch pattern against a known grit synthetic hone.
~Richard
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10-14-2016, 05:04 PM #3
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Thanked: 0Thank you for the response, and yes that was just water formed slurry. A few other things that I have noticed is that it remains very cold in comparison to an oil stone, a little like marble. It also has musty smell but guess thats just age and being stored away for years. I have not yet purchased a set of hones as still not experienced to hone a razor, but do have a knife hone (1000/6000 shun wet stone) and will check the scratch pattern with this. Also purchased a di lap plate to level it off this weekend. Overall goal is to learn!! to restore and most importantly hone my own straight razors.
Tony
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10-14-2016, 09:16 PM #4
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10-15-2016, 12:47 PM #5
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Thanked: 101My slate hones have kind of a shiny look when water is put on them that oil stones don't have. After I lapped my Slates on my Norton Lapping stone I lapped one of them on my 1K King hone. That Indiana slate is a good finisher. Not real fast but almost as smooth as my Coti. I have a 5/8" Clauss round point that didn't feel real good after my 16K Shapton so I took it to the Slate hone & it smoothed right up with only a few strokes. Not quite as sharp but felt much better on my face. I used Smith's Honing Solution with just a little Ballistol on the slate & it worked just fine.
Slawmeister
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10-15-2016, 01:21 PM #6
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10-16-2016, 03:36 PM #7
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Thanked: 101Just mix some Ballistol with the Smith's. The ballistol will turn the Smith's white but it is no concern.
As far as loupes go I found out that it is better to order two or three as replacement batterys cost more than a new loupe if you can find the batterys !!
Slawman