Jewelers sharpening stone

I I'm hoping to find out what kind of stone this is. I'm guessing it's some type of jewelers stone do to the size. It's 6.5×13/16×3/8. It had a mud red color and would easily make a finishing stone. It's rather soft. Any info would be very appreciated!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...110b717f02.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b5ad5bf3b3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...08295862d8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b655ad8b58.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9e4152e6ea.jpg

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Nice sheets!

I have no idea about what the hone is but the narrow size is doable for an experienced honer who is capable of keeping the razor flat on the narrow hone.

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Originally Posted by Utopian

Nice sheets!

I have no idea about what the hone is but the narrow size is doable for an experienced honer who is capable of keeping the razor flat on the narrow hone.

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Thanks!!! Sadly the sheets aren't mine....but they work real well to keep me warm at the lake[emoji1]..

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I was thinking of a gunsmith's stone, maybe for doing polishing on internals for trigger jobs and such ?

That would be tough for any type of razor work! I am thinking that stone is for jewelry or small parts like Jimmy mentioned...

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I was thinking of a gunsmith's stone, maybe for doing polishing on internals for trigger jobs and such ?

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Too large for trigger work. Most use small sticks and slivers of Arkansas, 3/8 square and about 1.5" long....but everyone has their own favourite.

Measure it in metric.

I think it's a 165 x 20 mm stone.

I'm thinking it's perhaps a really well aged coticule. Possibly out of a paddle hone.

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Originally Posted by Iceni

Measure it in metric.

I think it's a 165 x 20 mm stone.

I'm thinking it's perhaps a really well aged coticule. Possibly out of a paddle hone.

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165x20.64 it's very close.

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Could be a Coti. You might lap it to clean & flatten that might help tell what the true color of the hone. Could you give us an edge view? Might make it easier to tell what it is.

Slawman

Jewelers mostly used sharpening stones to keep their screwdrivers and tweezer edges and other small tools in good shape and used a pretty rough hone. A small barbers hone would have fit the bill. For polishing precious metals some red rouge on a polishing wheel or leather polishing wheel is what is used in general. Gemstone polishing would use alumina or cerium oxide or some specialized mixes they sell for professional use.

Kind of looks like a purple Vermont slate.

Cheers, Steve

It might be a metal engravers hone.... gravers are quite narrow, but need to be sharp and smooth... then again, they are usually made from high speed steel, perhaps a bit tough for coticule hones?!?!?! I have no idea what they used back in the day before HS steel.

Old time surgeons scalpels needed to be sharpened, and often coticules were used. I think this hone is going to be hard to nail down.... there are plenty of possible uses, but coming up with a single "It has to be" answer, might not be possible.

Regards

Christian

Slipstone for woodworking tools especially v gouges. I have a brown slate one that is about the same size.

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Originally Posted by kaptain_zero

It might be a metal engravers hone.... gravers are quite narrow, but need to be sharp and smooth... then again, they are usually made from high speed steel, perhaps a bit tough for coticule hones?!?!?! I have no idea what they used back in the day before HS steel.

Old time surgeons scalpels needed to be sharpened, and often coticules were used. I think this hone is going to be hard to nail down.... there are plenty of possible uses, but coming up with a single "It has to be" answer, might not be possible.

Regards

Christian

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That one's very interesting. When I got it it had parallel scratches in the face of the hone the disappeared when I cleaned it off with a Scotch-Brite pad. I'm still waiting to get better pictures in the sunlight work has been in the way. It would probably also help if I posted pictures of before I cleaned it. EBay item #162369992996

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I'm afraid I cannot bring up that item using just the number for some reason. Perhaps it's because of the particular Ebay server you were using?!?!? I get nothing on the Canadian Ebay server.... ie. ebay.ca

OK, I managed to dig it up on the US Ebay site..... Unfortunately, the additional pictures don't really give me a feel for what it was used for originally. Perhaps it was used for one thing and someone else tried to use it in a different manner.

To me..... I will place a very small wager on it being either an engravers hone or a surgeons hone..... but I will say, the wager is sub $1!

I honestly don't know... I'm just tossing out what I can think of. For all I know, it was a razor hone inside a 18th Century Gentleman's Necessary kit, of which I have ever only seen one and I'm dying to replicate it. It was a French officers necessary kit I believe, and it did not contain a hone, but it did have 2 straight razors and an assortment of other ivory and silver items necessary for daily living on the battle field for an officer. All inside a beautiful wooden box lined with silk.....<sigh>

Regards

Christian