Thread: Hone ID

Picked this up local auction from an Asian gent. Was hoping for a J-nat but he informed me they were imported from Scotland to Hong Kong and he brought them here with him.

Not fully lapped, Slurries easy, milky colour with a hint of green. Quite soft and set a nice looking bevel on a test razor much quicker than my King 1000, fast cutter. Stria looked good under loupe, shaving arm hair no problem.

Generous size at 8 1/4 by 2 3/4 inch. There were three, photo shows one of the smaller ones with slurry from a diamond plate. Seems to have got a rust stain somewhere along the way. Nice looker none the less.

No clue what it is, any guesses?

Better view of surface wet and another interesting find.
Crest water hone, can't find anything about this either except a member here had one but no photo. Looks and feels like a Thuri. Drilled to prevent wire edge, like some barber hones I guess.

That is an interesting close-up view. From that appearance I would have guessed it to be hard like a novaculite.

Originally Posted by Utopian

That is an interesting close-up view. From that appearance I would have guessed it to be hard like a novaculite.

Was described as a fine stone for wood work. Creates swarf fast. Have been honing a few knives on it before I lap it.
I like it much better than the 1k King, just wish I could find out what it was.


Sent from a moto x far far away...

I remember that the Crest Brand was a candidate for a Thuringian Stone....keep free from grease supports that theory