Thread: A Deep Rock Hone that might be NOS

The number stamped on the stone could be an inventory tracking number that allows the quarry to track each finished stone. Just a guess.

Yeah, I think it's more a random inventory number more than anything else too

The '60' represents how many US dollars you should sell it to me for.

Thanks for all the responses. The inventory numbering certainly makes since. So I now have the stone in hand. It is 5 inches x 2.5 inches and the absolute HEAVIEST coticule I own. This thing feels like a brick in my hand. Super dense and very hard.

I honed a F. Schempler Focus 105 on it last night and I am excited to see how the edge will be. The bevels had more or less a mirror polish by the time I was finished. I'm excited for tomorrow mornings shave. I've included some pics of it after I lapped it.

very niceee

Hope the shave is half as good as that stone looks.

I have had one of those, not bad stones. My final scratch marks were around the 8 k range on water, honing to a dry hone.

Nice stone. I have one with similar coloring. Who knows, they could be from the same slab of rock.

Today’s shave was excellent! Very very smooth and keen. I think the shaves can only get better as I learn the stone. Overall, I’m super happy with the stone and excited to get some other blades on it.

The only coticule I have ever really messed with was pretty much the identical stone to that. I seriously want one of these rocks!