Thread: What is a Schwedenstein?

Originally Posted by hatzicho

The rectangular one - sure looks like a typical Schwedenstein. The other one I don't think so. Stones like this with that rounded back are typically found in rivers. These are not "mined" hones. In the thuringian mountains near the Schwedenstein quarries there are no rivers. Although the mottling is very much different to the Schwedensteins.
From the shape - I got two Charnley Forest hones that are quite the same. The mottling is not really typical for Charnley but not impossible. Maybe a Lyn Idwall hone?

I know it's a Thuringian of some kind. It has orange spots on it which is why I thought it was a Schwedenstein. It's softer then my regular thuringians by a hair and it's also not as fine. The square one is harder than my thuringians and much finer. lapping on 80 lapping on 120.
before lapping.

Edit: Lyn idwal and better pictures

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