Thread: Black glittery hone idenifacton help!

Is it hard to lap ?

I've bought two norwegian raggstones from aj_1001 lately, and they came with the same look.

Mine were quite hard.

Although identifying a stone is interesting, what is really important is how it performs. How hard is the stone? How fast does it cut? Is it a bevel setter, a mid-range, or a finisher? How easily can you develop a slurry?

Of course, the most important question is: What kind of edge does it leave on your razor: If it does what you want it to do, it really does not matter what kind of stone it is or where it came from.

Lap the stone until you get a flat, smooth surface and see what it will do with it. Then come back with the results.

Originally Posted by RayClem

Although identifying a stone is interesting, what is really important is how it performs. How hard is the stone? How fast does it cut? Is it a bevel setter, a mid-range, or a finisher? How easily can you develop a slurry?

Of course, the most important question is: What kind of edge does it leave on your razor: If it does what you want it to do, it really does not matter what kind of stone it is or where it came from.

Lap the stone until you get a flat, smooth surface and see what it will do with it. Then come back with the results.

So I have finally gotten the chance to mess with it on a few levels. I would personally label it as a pre finisher and it cuts rather fast. I was really hoping for it to be a la lune but Thanks to some of the other post I'm very inclined to say it is a dragon's tongue. Thank you all for the help!!!

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Dragon Tongue is a good guess

looked a little dark on my Monitor for a DT but the grain looks right

Quick question from a newbee. What would be used to lap a stone like that?

You have loads of options.

Loose grit on float glass.

Wet and dry paper on a flat surface.

A lapping plate or diamond lapping plate.

A large flat diamond file/hone like the DMT 8C.

Wet and dry paper on a flat plate/glass is the cheapest option. And it works well. The others are all upgrades to that.