Thread: Oil Stone Turkey

Hello from a newbie,

I am a hone collector and user and have been following these forums with interest. I wanted to contribute my 25cents worth, so I became a member. I hope my posts are of use to others.
I came across a garage sale a while back, a old fella was selling his prized tool kit he collected over a life time. I seen this curious slipstone and asked the old fella about it. He said it's an old "Turkey" he has had for a long time. I've read about these stones but have never seen one, so I bought it for it's price of $2. Here are some pics.Stone is coated with WD40.

When I was going thru some unidentified sharpening stones/hones I found a similar stone to the one above. I think it was a 8"(20cm) stone which broke to 5"(12.5cm) The last two have a coat of WD40. (The pinkish colour on the bottom of the stone (4th pic) is the reflection of my hands).

Welcome to SRP, Stoned!
Those are great finds!
Please tell us about your experiences with these hones.
Do you sharpen razors?

wow that is great to have more picture of that stone. i would love to see how it acts. i just got my 2 more turkey oil stones and will post pictures. they are changing colors when you oil them.

Great, yet another super rare stone I will likely never get my envious hands on.

Sham, I am going to hire a private investigator to follow you around and take notes on your razor and hone acquisition habits... You come up with the most unusual things.

Originally Posted by joke1176

Sham, I am going to hire a private investigator to follow you around and take notes on your razor and hone acquisition habits... You come up with the most unusual things.

Indeed. I really look forward to seeing the stuff Sham digs up, and the pics.

Anybody have any idea why these are called "Turkey" stones? Is it named after the bird, or the country? I'm guessing the country, since I don't believe turkeys exist outside the US. If the country, are they similar to some native stone of Turkey, or do they actually originate there?

We have Turkey for Christmas dinner in the UK. We used to eat goose, but adopted the Turkey in recent history.
I'm pretty sure the stones were got from Turkey.

Welcome to SRP and thanks for the photos. The fabled Turkey is a rare one AFAIK. The only member I know of who has been lucky enough to find any is hi_bud. Let us know if yours lives up to it's reputation.

No need for a private investigator, Joke!
Need for a speedy postman rather

i just got this and will test 1 st one. lets see how it will act.
Turkey stones are varies a lot on quality this is just guess. i know colors does.