Originally Posted by
Desrtrat
Dug up a little more on the Ohio sandstones.
Chagvin Falls, Cuyahoga County
The Deerlick Stone was quarried in this area. Most likely a fine-grained sandstone
Waverley Geological Group
Berea sandstone quarries are the largest sandstone quarries in the world, and the stone itself is famed for it's even texture and lack of impurities. The best layers of Berea Grit were saved for making world-famous grindstones which required a smooth and even texture, neither too soft nor too hard. These layers also had to be completely free from cracks, flaws, foreign objects, or hard spots. Furthermore, stones to be shaped into grindstones or whetstones had to be easily split into the desired sizes.
Euclid Stone
Blue, very-fine grit sandstone. History of use for Butcher's Knives and Penknives.
Queer Creek Stone
Hard dark-grey medium coarse sandstone. Used as a waterstone for coarse sharpening.
Norton sells an Ohio Blue stone. They also put a Queer creek label on it to further confuse. I wonder if the Norton Ohio blue isn't the old Elucid and what about the old Queer creek stone is it the same as the Berea grind stones?