Thread: Flee market stone 2

I know as much about old fancy stones as I know about nuclear physics it may be something exotic, but that one looks like natural Arkansas stones I have seen over the years, having been raised on the MO AR border. White gray, black, marbled, tan, hard soft in-between.

That stone was used so much, not sure where any saw marks would be found. From my reading on stones, the old timers used what ever was local. Cabinet maker, furniture, or maybe stock makers likely looked for specialty stones, but the average worker likely used the closest source.

In my stock work, I am always looking for a magic stone, but have yet to find one. An inletting chisel is like a razor, its impossible to be too sharp, for cutting cross grain, hard rock maple and other dense grain stock wood.

Thats neat you flattened that one, should be good for a couple more generations, if razors are its main tool being sharpened.