Thread: Mystery Hone ID Request

I'm kinda with Aerdvaark. I'm thinking if that were petrified tree that wood knot looking area at the top left would be showing on the reverse side. Sure is a beautiful stone though, and well worth the BIN price for aesthetics alone.

I don't think it's a Moughton if it's improving an 8K edge. That stone is reputed to be a mid grit stone. I was going to go hunt for some a few years ago. I got to the site but found the location to be fenced off and the farmer I spoke to wasn't in control of that particular area with the stone hole on it so didn't pursue. It's also green and red.

To me it looks like an Arkansas. Patterned ones do exist. And the finish on that rock doesn't let us see any chips that would normally give the stone away.

Novaculite Porcellanite would be a good place to start with images.

You could also measure and weigh it to get a specific gravity. Novaculite is pretty dense, hard to lap, and if it's one of the harder grades will burnish to a polished finish.

Thanks for all the replies, guys!

Last night, I experimented with a razor that's always given good shaves, but never great shaves. (Admittedly, I've only used the razor 3 or 4 times.) First, I gave the razor a rough-ish, ~8K barber hone edge. Then I finished it with this stone + water for 50-60 laps before test-shaving.

I had my first great shave with that razor. Wow.

In a few days, I'll take a different razor down to a Naniwa SS 8K edge, then finish on this stone. I suspect the results may be just as impressive. Fingers cross'd.

Regards,
Chris

Try a couple drops of Smith’s Honing Solution, on a wet stone.

It is a water-soluble oil. Great on Arks and hard stones. Washes off with water. Lowes and most knife shops carry it, or on line, not pricey.

Nice score...