Thread: WHAT IS IT?

Oh it left a fairly significant scratch that could be seen easily and felt. I used the side of the Arkansas stone and if I wanted to remove the scratches I would have to lap that side.

i did try this hone and only have sharpened 3 razor's. the results i am getting is equal or better then any charnley forest i had. This is slow cutting stone i mean it.i have used with oil and very happy so far.

Sham,

That's great to hear it's working so well for you. I'm curius about what type of oil you use on that type of stone?
Phil

PS You also have something beautiful to look at while you hone:-)

Norton sharpening oil

Ah a very thin oil then. Oh that razor mentioned earlier was marked Paris and had stainless scales. That is by far the sharpest razor I've ever seen.

i remember now it is Jaguar blade was really big right? i will post picture of it. soon. after nine oclock

I think it was yes:-)

I don't know what it is but it looks great and I'm glad to hear it is working good for you!!

Originally Posted by Croaker

Thanks for trying the experiement: when I looked up how to do the scratch test properly, the scratch has to not only be visible but be able to be felt (not a deposit of material from the other substance). Did your scratch rub off easily or did it have to be lapped off? Thanks again for trying it!

That is interesting! Says that your piece of quartz is harder than the black Arkansas. So, I just borrowed an amethyst (quartz) and scratched my translucent Arkansas. (hope my wife does not read this!) It just made a white line that wiped off easily, no permanent scratch. It seems that translucent Arkansas stone is harder than amethyst quartz and probably harder than the black Arkansas. I think that the hardness of minerals may be somewhat variable. Looking at the subject stone of this thread, I no longer think that it is an Arkansas, seems too soft, although a reported slow cutter. I have a couple of mystery hones too, and will post pics and information when I get a little time.

The fracture on the side is consistent with Arkansas stones but the figure isn't - at least not in a translucent white stone - not any I've seen and I've got a whole drawer full of them. The Charnley on my Hone Museum page is very green with maroon figure. Don't know enough about variety of Charnleys to say yay or nay. Sure is a beauty and I'd love to have a photo of it for my Hone Museum.