Thread: Unknown UK Stone

Thanks for the detailed images. I'm away from my labelled Water of Ayr / Tam-O-Shanter combo stone and haven't used it enough to have the WoA's characteristics graven on my memory, but I recall the surface being fairly uniform with the small, comet-like streaks (or sort of like paisleys or microscopic, paramecium organisms). Some of the mottling in you wet shot suggests this, but the more general surface streaking makes me think it is Welsh slate, which can also have inclusions like yours. (Purple Welsh slate used with oil after a coticule is one my favorite finishers, for what it's worth.) So again, I still can't identify it and will leave a WoA confirmation to someone else.

When I experimented with my Water of Ayer stone (used after the Tam-O-Shanter) a few years back, I noted that the edge seemed similar to a Thuri edge used after a coticule. Not quite as good, but close. My personal preference is for a purple Welsh slate or true hard Arkansas edge.

By the way, a new thread has started, with a pretty good pic of a Water of Ayer stone. So you can compare it with yours. Inclusions are very well defined and the overall surface is uniform.

https://sharprazorpalace.com/hones-s...dual-hone.html

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I sincerely thank you for your active participation in the identification of the stone and for the information)))) my respect

You're welcome, although I haven't identified the stone for you. I didn't mean to suggest it was a Welsh purple slate, just wanted to say that I like the latter stone as a finisher. Other Welsh slates are the dragon's tongue, which is sort of grey towards blue and the so-called "Welsh Thuringian," which is more towards dark grey-black. First shot I saw of your stone with the slurry sort of reminded me of a dragon's tongue, but these are not noted for their finishing abilities. Not sure if the member hatzchico has been posting lately on the forum, but you might try contacting him. He is very knowledgeable about Thuris in particular, and many other stones more generally.

Lapped and wet this looks like a Yellow Lake branded stone I had many moons ago. The "only water" part is a bit strange. All these hones under Yellow Lake and Everkeen were supposed to deliver best edges only with light oil.