Found a source for Turkey(?) oil stones

Found a source for oil stones. Here's the picture:
http://www.yataganelaletleri.com/img...1-thickbox.jpg

How does it look?

Thanks.

Yatağan El Aletleri Online Satış - BİLEME TAŞI

Wait for Sham (hi_bud_gl) to post. He has had a few Turkey stones and IIRC they were not as smooth and consistent in color as the one you've posted. His were rough and multi shaded in color I think. More natural looking like they were hewn from a mountain. Maybe yours is more well finished ?

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Wait for Sham (hi_bud_gl) to post. He has had a few Turkey stones and IIRC they were not as smooth and consistent in color as the one you've posted. His were rough and multi shaded in color I think. More natural looking like they were hewn from a mountain. Maybe yours is more well finished ?

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I don't have it at hand but I will in a week.

Good idea let me inform him :)

It arrived. The packaging on it reads (in Turkish) 'Boil with rich milk or tallow before use' Should I do this?

Edit: They have added a new stone to their stock:

http://yataganelaletleri.com/img/p/335-605-large.jpg

Size 8x2.5 inch

yes go head. gl

The new stone's details I could find:

Its mined from Karacasu,Aydın in Aegian Region of Turkey. This article states

http://www.mta.gov.tr/madenler/Aydin.DOC

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Karacasu ve Söke Zımpara Sahaları

Kalite:% 55-60 Al2O3( Karacasu), % 44-55 Al2O3 (Söke) Korund, Manyetit ve Zımpara

Rezerv:Karacasu'da 172 000 ton görünür+muhtemel, Söke'de 55 000 ton muhtemel olup, Karacasu'daki Göztepe ve Bölükardıç yatakları halen işletilmektedir. Diğer yataklar ise terk edilmiştir.

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In English it should be

Karacasu ve Söke Abrasive Fields

Quality: % 55-60 Al2O3( Karacasu), % 44-55 Al2O3 (Söke) Corundum, Magnetite and Abrasive

Reserve: 172000 ton observable/possible in Karacasu, 55000 ton possible in Söke; Göztepe and Bölükardıç mines are being operated. The other deposits are deserted.

I guess the last stone is better than the first one. What do you think?

No need for a question mark in thread title as I located mines!

The stones I have found recently is much better than the one posted in this thread. See these threads:


http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...hone-find.html
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...-how-hone.html

I consider making 400 miles to Aegian Region to have wide stones in the mines operating currently and at a secret place :)

I know hi_bud_gl is interested in them. If there are more people interested notify me so I will try to get multiple Turkey stones.

Hi,
From an old Turkish book, I have learnt that there are over 100 sharpening stone fields known in Turkey. Only a few of them are operational today. Some mines(unoperational) are reported to have %70+ Al2O3 content stones.

Unfortunately I have no means to inspect them all in the near future but I will try to check several spots this month..