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    This supposedly belonged to my great-great grandfather and was his razor hone. I had to wash off what seems like 100 years of drawer gunk when I got it just to get a feel for the grit. I've never seen or heard of another like it. Typical 5 to 6k feel to it like most other barber's hones. The only stones I've ever seen shaped like it are ice skate hones but this is much finer than any of those. They typically top out at a few hundred grit. Anyone have any experience with one of these or know anything about it? No marking on it to indicate the company.
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    Interesting, looks like a slip stone for honing gouges.
    I'm guessing grandpa was an innovator
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    That's very possible. I don't know much about the man and neither does my dad. Grandpa has been dead for 10 years so there's nobody around that might know. People back then were way more hands on than we are today so anything is possible. Thanks for the input.
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    I'm interested to read what the specific purpose of this hone was.
    Trying to imagine what, slip stone for gouges seems reasonable.
    Looks like my sanding blocks.
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    I just googled vintage slip stones and it's a dead ringer for some of the really old carborundum stuff. Knowing what to look for changes the results you get big time. I have no idea what number stone it would be but it does seem we have a match. Guessing it would be an oil stone if that's the case, which would also explain the drawer gunk.
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    Was just reading up on slip stones, hadn't any coffee earlier..

    I would like a slip stone set, perhaps a progression giving a wide range, probably come in handy!

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    After doing a little digging, I found an old Carborundum Corp catalog from 1904 and best I can tell they didn't make a slip stone that fine or that size. Their sizes were 6x2 and 1x4. This stone is around 5x3. Never actually measured it but it's around that size. Being that my great grandfather was born in 1896 if memory serves, that would put his dad born around 1870 give or take, meaning this stone was made right around the time this catalog was published. Gotta be a different manufacturer. Maybe even a different material but I doubt it considering it's still dead flat minus the chips. I'm not very familiar with all the synthetics from the turn of the century so maybe someone else can chime in.

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    My educated guess would be to hone a inside curved edge Think Sickle

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    Looks exactly like a slip stone. Even the grit sounds perfectly acceptable for it.
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