Thread: HAD authorities, what do you think this is?

Originally Posted by Utopian

Same here. I'm reminded of the episode of Cheers when Cliff, the trivia king, was asked in final jeopardy what three celebrities (whom I don't recall) had in common? Cliff answered with the question "Who are three people who have never been in my living room?"


Regarding your stone I can only say that it has never been in my living room.
I haven't got a clue what it is but I look forward to your finding out. Keep in mind that Howard, wayward SRP member and proprietor of The Perfect Edge, is a geologist. Maybe you could ask him?

Same here, the more I looked at it, the less sure I was. Whatever happened to Howard anyway, the guy sure knew his stones.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Same here, the more I looked at it, the less sure I was. Whatever happened to Howard anyway, the guy sure knew his stones.

I figure we should start a petition and demand his return.

My first thoughts were that it's some sort of slate. No one else thinking along those lines?

Here are pictures of the one I had. The bottom was pretty rough, slate like I think. It was originally used with oil.

It feels smooth except for the middle, it may be coarser than a Coticule.

Originally Posted by Scipio

I'm thoroughly disappointed that not one of you has even a suggestion as to what this hone is.

It looks a bit like the Llyn Idwal welsh oilstone that I have - not quite as good as a CF, but close!

Regards,
Neil

Its definitely nowhere near a Charnley Neil...do you think it may be a Cutler's Green?

There is so little info out there on the Cutlers that I just don't have a clue. I don't think it is a slate as the slurry produced is white with a slightest hint of the shade of green of the hone. I think slates have dark slurry as far as I know...

I've been playing with the hone a fair bit and its not the most useful of hones. Then again life would be dull if all hones were highly efficient.

Piet - I think that's the same stone! Yours is extremely thin like mine too, literally a few mm. Did you use yours at all?

My stone wasn't that thin, more than 2cm I think. I did use it several times expecting it to be a fine finisher like a Charnley which it wasn't. It was sold to me as one. I couldn't tell if the stone had a uniform grit or if the middle was coarser which was a bit frustrating.

Reading about your experience I now think the whole stone has the same grit but just feels a bit different in the middle.

Recently I bought another one just like it. Grey with a hint of green, definately softer than a CF or Llyn Idwal and not as smooth. The straight transitions seem to be characteristic for this stone. It's 24 x 5 x 3 cm in size.