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    Default What type of stone do I have?

    Hi everyone,
    I am fairly new to using a straight razor. My dad recently inherited and gave me a sharpening stone but neitjer ofnus knows anything about it. This seems like a great community to get answers. I have provided pics
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    Cant help you with the stone, but i will say welcome to SRP.
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    It's just Sharpening, right?
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    Welcome aboard!
    The stone could be a man made or natural. The end break could tell us more. Photos of the end, side, and top with slurry would help. It does look as though it was a water stone.as it is not oily.

    To make a quick assessment of any stone, I have used the fingernail test:
    Run the fingernail across the surface as though you were trying to scratch it.
    If it feels smooth to the scraping, it may be a candidate for further exploration.
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    It looks like a silicon carbide dual grit to me. Looking at the break depicted at the top of the first picture, I'm pretty sure I see the delineation between the two grit sections. The conchoidal chip and grain structure where it's chipped seem to bear that out as well.

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    Today I learned what conchoidal means...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Today I learned what conchoidal means...
    Me too. All the big fancy words lately. Now 8f i can remember them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    Today I learned what conchoidal means...
    Classic for the type of fracture quartz exhibits. it just means like like a marine shell.
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    I looked again because i didnt believe i would of missed that..... But i did. You are right. GOOD EYE! Thanks for your comment.

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