Thread: Who has a similar uk green hone?

Looks like a Llyn Idwal, Grecian, and was probably used to sharpen gravers. 60 grit Silicone Carbide from Got Grit.com and a cookie sheet will get you flat in about 20 minutes.

There are many flattening threads in the Hones forum, search flattening Arks. Nice looking stone, some are finishers.

Here is a good thread. Hone ID Green stone

It's not novaculite fwiw

I don't think the one I tried is novaculite either. I've found a picture of the one I mentioned before. It's the big one in the middle.

Looks similar. When I bought it, I figured it would be a weird variant of a LI or cf but one corner of this hone immediately told me I was wrong about it being novaculite

I have one like that. Was never 100% sure it was an LI
Very find finisher, but not as fine as my CF

Found a better picture. We were never really sure of the ID either. Cool stone whatever it is.

Aah, same stuff. It appears to be slate. Iron loaded is my guess going by the colors. It seems like it would be better with oil, lather, glycerin mix or some other water soluble mix given the hardness. What did you guys use as the buffer? I finally got one side flat and am truing the back as I hate lopsided hones in hand.

There is where I stand with mine. I have one side flat but I need to tidy up one long edge, back I need to just lap out that crater and get a flat track.

Originally Posted by mikael86

Found a better picture. We were never really sure of the ID either. Cool stone whatever it is.

Mikael what about polishing properties ? Can you reach comparble results like a 10k synth stone with only some small scratches compared tonthe synth?

Would you id youre stone more towards a slate then a novaculite ?

Is there even something from the LI quarries that is slate or shale vs the steely novaculite material?