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Thread: Hone identification guesses
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01-08-2009, 12:53 AM #1
Hone identification guesses
Well, after seeing JoeD's fine stones at our get-together last weekend, I decided to pick up some natural stones to keep my Shaptons company. I saw this on ebay, and after dithering and dathering and trying to enlarge the pic, I finally pulled the trigger so I could get other work done. So they're on the way.
So my question for you all is, whaddya think they are? I'll let you know -- or ask better questions with better pictures -- once they arrive.
The one on the top left in the box is a Pike Strop Hone -- I've seen one before; it's got a piece of strop leather on a metal plate that slides onto a barber hone. The others? The fourth one in from the right on the bottom looks intriguing... and a few just look like rocks from my yard.
Guess away!
cassLast edited by cassady; 01-08-2009 at 12:56 AM.
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01-08-2009, 01:53 AM #2
Funny that Joe's coticule has you wanting a natural, because I have a feeling he would love to have some of your Shaptons...
The third one in from the right caught my eye... I've heard tell that many barbers loved narrow coticules.
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01-08-2009, 03:38 AM #3
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01-15-2009, 12:43 AM #4
Finally came in the mail
Well, the stones came in the mail...
Here's what some lapping revealed
Here's some close ups of the top stone, which is pretty clearly a coticule:
Bottom:
Here's the smaller, light green stone. I'm sure you can guess what I'm hoping it is... but I need some verification from those more in the know:
The stone is all one color -- that's just a shadow. Lapping it revealed a sea-foam green slurry. Here's a close up:
So what is it? Did I get insanely lucky??
Here's a shot of the like-new Pike Strop Hone. The black part is really smooth leather, and is on a metal frame which clips onto the stone. Kind of a cool one-piece unit.
There were also a couple of carbunundrums (sp?), another ceramic hone, and what looked to me like a river stone (rounded everywhere). Something I have *no* idea of its identity is this black 'stone,' which is pretty clearly made of rubber.
I have no idea whatsoever what it is. The liquid on it is just water from washing. I didn't lap it, since I don't think it's a stone...
So, how did I do? And is the small green stone (gasp) a light green thuringian???
cass
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01-15-2009, 12:55 AM #5
hone
1 is belgian combo and another pike rest god knows
i don't think there is any thuringians?i may made istake but this is what i think
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01-15-2009, 01:17 AM #6
the 4th one in is it grey in colori picked up a stone at an antique shop that looks like that one it was in a box with some old kitchen knives i lapped it on my 600 grit diamond hone it has a greyish slurry and is finer than my couticle or my barber hone, harder than a chineese 12k not sure what it is but for a dollar i cant go wrong