Thread: Dragons Tongue Hone anyone?

Originally Posted by Howard

Yes, thanks for the info! I'm eager to try a slate hone from Wales as I've never considered slate to be of honing quality. Slate is a metamorphic form of shale i.e. a little harder and very platy. Slate is often found near hone mines. The belgians use slate to back up the softer coticule but not as a hone in and of itself.

I'd love to get a Charnley Forest as well. It's one of the few natural hones I don't have represented in my extensive collection.

Yes, ok. What size do you want 2 1/4" X 8" or a 2" X 9"
They both have wooden boxes.
Shall I PM you the sellers details?
I'd love a little Belgian Blue, if I'm right and you feeling generous.
He quoted £25 for the 9incher and £20 for the 8incher
Told you I'd find one or two
Yours M

Just curious if anyone who ordered a Dragon's Tongue hone has received it yet, and if so, what they thought of it for using with straights.
I was considering getting one myself, but the company selling them seems to take a long time to ship.
Kind regards,
Alex

Sill hasn't turned up.
I'm sure it will.

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

Yes, ok. What size do you want 2 1/4" X 8" or a 2" X 9"
They both have wooden boxes.
Shall I PM you the sellers details?
I'd love a little Belgian Blue, if I'm right and you feeling generous.
He quoted £25 for the 9incher and £20 for the 8incher
Told you I'd find one or two
Yours M

Howard............Heads up.

It's arrived. It's 8x2x1/2". It is a medium grey colour dry and nearly black wet.The edges have been beveled, the two "faces" have been "milled" rough, the slate is very dense and stable (a bit like me).Where it has been cut on the ends, it is very smooth,far smoother than the large surfaces or sides. I think it is more abrasive than my Tam.
It came in a cardboard box.

Still waiting for mine, see if it turns up at work on Monday

Still waiting for mine too...


...oh, wait, I only ordered it this morning

No, seriously, I had to order it simply because of the name. If it's not suitable for razors, I'll put it up for display or use it for my kitchen- and pocket knives.