Thread: Help I.D. this hone.

Came across this hone on a second hand tool store site. Advertised as green hone/oilstone for the princely sum of £16.00 delivered. Photos aren,t great ,but it is a light greenish blue colour ( aquamarine sprang to mind ).Surface glassy to touch and sprinkled with small black speckles . I think it appears to be some kind of slate . Any help would be appreciated in determining what hone this is .

Looks like an Llyn Idwal stone to me otherwise there is a chance it could be a thuringian Stone

Thanks for your reply . I was heading down the Llyn Idwal route myself. Ran a W&B over the hone then gave my face a quick shave . It was very smooth and comfy whatever it is .

I agree with Sebastian. Lynn Idwal. [emoji4]


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Nope. It's not a LI. Never seen LI with these dots and straight lines.
I've got a couple similiar dotted stones
Пурпурный у�ль�кий �ланец - �атуральные и и�ку��твенные абразивы
https://fotki.yandex.ru/users/beaver...2%D0%B8%D0%BA/
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...h-hone-id.html
It's more like LM by feels and work.

To see the difference use microscope.
comp. pics are there
LI https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Welsh/LLyn%20IDwal
green dotted https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Wels...0wth%20stripes
violet dotted https://yadi.sk/d/SZkkKnIVtkU5c/Wels...%206-8(7)KGrit
//sorry, my english feels bad today.