Thread: Came with some miscellaneous shaving bits?

Hey guys,

I got this little block of stone with some miscellaneous shaving bits jet black before I cleaned it up in some dish soap.

What would of it been used for? it's got some purple and red grains in it.

For its size I just wondered if it was for sharpening de blades, but I have no real true.

Some others when wet

Slurry stone or barber hone for quick touch ups?

What’s the surface like?

I'm no expert on hones but it feels a bit soft and when I diamond plated one side I think that confirmed it's a softish kinda stone. The straight scratches you can see are from a fine DMT plate.

Side I flattened with for mentioned grit..

My guess too is a slurry stone. It seems a little small to be anything else unless it is a broken piece of a larger hone. Hard to really get the whole effect of a rock not in hand but you could always try running a razor across it and see what it does. If you have a loupe or other magnifier you could look at the striations and compare to what other stone you know produce. Even if it is a broken hone you might find it useful as a slurry stone. For my BBW/Coti natural combo I use another perfectly good coti as a slurry stone.

Let us know what you find out as you go as I am now curious.

Originally Posted by Cutlersdream

Hey guys,

I got this little block of stone with some miscellaneous shaving bits jet black before I cleaned it up in some dish soap.

What would of it been used for? it's got some purple and red grains in it.

For its size I just wondered if it was for sharpening de blades, but I have no real true.

Could you post a picture of the stones it came with?
Its either a cleaning stone or a slurry stone.
Don't think its a stone to hone on.

It looks as if a part of an old hone. likely used on knives, axes, sickles and scythes.

Nothing to get near a razor with, for certain. Really looks un-natural. India Or a cross-section of a brick.
Would be my guess.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

It looks as if a part of an old hone. likely used on knives, axes, sickles and scythes.

Nothing to get near a razor with, for certain. Really looks un-natural. India Or a cross-section of a brick.
Would be my guess.

It does remind me of a brick as well or chunk of random rock.

[QUOTE=Cutlersdream;1970409]Hey guys,
For its size I just wondered if it was for sharpening de blades, but I have no real true.


DE Hones have a dish in them.