Another interesting mystery

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10-23-2017, 08:12 PM
kcb5150

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Another interesting mystery

Was heavily used with no oil when I got it a couple of weeks ago. Still has many breadknife marks from knives and finer instruments on the sides. Was no party to lap either. I thought it would be easy going but it took a little sic, otherwise I would still be getting it flat. Little bit of the wet plant smell when wet, has a ping like pottery when tapped, yellow banding on top and clouding on the side. The surface with the yellow bands is not as good as the more uniform surface on the other side. Not slow at all. Gets the edge where it needs to be. Feedback is a bit like you are skating on top of the stone but the undercut cones and gets aggressive quickly. 10"x 2 1/4". Came from maine so it may well be domestic. The northeast has many interesting, obscure rocks. Attachment 276220 Attachment 276221 Attachment 276222 Attachment 276223 Attachment 276224
10-23-2017, 08:14 PM
kcb5150

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It's a touch porous but not much

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10-24-2017, 03:14 AM
thebigspendur

What you do is head north to the Adirondacks and find Gore Mountain. It's basically a giant garnet. They've mined there for many many years. Find an abandoned quarry and get yourself a garnet hone.
10-24-2017, 03:27 AM
kcb5150

I am a fan of vermont slates. I have some ny red slate as well. My main knife hone is a feldspar hone from around boston that was sold as a substitute for the turkish oilstone years ago.