Originally Posted by
ChrisL
Yes, that is a Scottish Dalmore Blue stone. A Belgian Blue is certainly not blue either so take the color description with a grain of salt. The Dalmore Blue is one of the most aesthetically pleasing hones in my opinion. For actually honing razors it's not one of my favorites.
The one I've owned was on the medium side of hardness and slightly porous and very slightly gritty. I got much more even edges off of a Belgian Blue Whetstone and would classify the DB somewhere in the same range as a BBW. Just my experience. The DB is a looker though, to be sure.
Chris L