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Hone identification please
Hello, I found this slab of dark rock in a junk box at a flea market for a buck.
60x phone photo of Sheffield steel razor edge, with dust
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It seems to be of a soft layered slate. The scratch pattern is the same as a dark Thuringian I have. It is fast cutting. I just flattened the back of it as it had been used as a hone before and was well dished. It may have been used with oil but it slurries well, dark grey, with just water.
It may behoove us to pick up hones when found cheaply?
~Richard