Hi,
Have you ever come across a red natural hone stone? Thanks.
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Hi,
Have you ever come across a red natural hone stone? Thanks.
Could I just clarify, is that the name of the stone or are you just looking for a natural stone that happens to be coloured red?
Red color..
Is purplish red OK?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...your-pick.html
For a really red one: MST - Müller Schleiftechnik
Click on Fein Abziehsteine and scroll to Sinterrubin. But that is an artificial hone.
This vintage pink coticule is as close as I have come. It is a fast cutter and even the slurry has a pinkish tinge. I've not seen a red natural but if there is one A_S would know of it. If he does not see this thread and contribute perhaps a PM sent to him would answer your question.
This is one of my Charnleys and is mostly a pinkish red and bluish green. The closest thing I have seen to a 'red hone.' I'd be willing to bet there is a red coticule somewhere knocking about - IIRC Lynn has one with a hint of blue?
Looking forward to seeing what else has to come in this thread! A hone crazy man's delight!
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i have reddish couple of them. tell us size or post pictures we could be helpful
There were varieties of Turkey Oilstone sold as Red Turkey Hones, but as is typical with all types sold under the name of Turkey Hone, it has proved impossible to tie this particular variety to a specific location within. the boundaries of the former Ottoman empire.
There is a red whetstone found in Switzerland, a friend of mine dug out a piece for me whilst holidaying there. It's much like an Aoto stone as it will dissolve in front of your eyes if let in water for any appreciable length of time. Grit-wise I'd estimate anywhere between 3k - 6k. It's not something I used regularly, and I passed my one remaining piece onto a carpenter friend who uses it for planes and chisels with some success.
Garnet-bearing sedimentary rocks from the Nahant Penninsula are often coloured red by haematite, and whilst not exploited commercially, these stones enjoyed a good local reputation as both a whetstone and a touchstone.
I have a sample of a clay/ ironstone hone from Indiana, which was sold as Fera honestones. It's more of a red/brown colour rather than a bright red, but if you hold it at the right angle the red colouring stands out more strongly in the right light. This is actually a really nice stone, as the clay is exceptionally fine-grained and is consolidated by the presence of the iron.
Ironstone hones from the Derbyshire villages of Woodthorpe and Codnor Park, distinct from the razor hones quarried in the same villages, are also red coloured. Ironstone hones enjoyed brief popularity in the latter years of the 1800's as finishing hones for razors.
There were also several varieties of Novaculite Oilstone quarried in Littleton, New Hampshire, the red coloured ones being considered to be the best grade available.
Finally, red porphyrite whetstones were found during excavations of Varnahverfi, Greenland.
Kindest regards,
Alex
Wow Alex, you seem to know a "little" about your geology & stones:bow
That is an awesome Coticule, friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I knew you would appreciate it Tim. It is good to set bevels or to sharpen and ain't bad for finishing if I use a light touch. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FatboySlim
Nice stone. But also NAB to keep it niceQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I have a red hone unfortunetly so far I was not able to ID it reliably. Also a friend of mine has simmilar colour to mine in size 5x1 and box simmilar to those Thuringians and Eschers.
I have loads of these
YouTube - Straight Razor Honing on a Brick (This is a joke)
That was like fingernails on a chalkboard, a pakistan razor doesn't deserve a death like that!!
HOLY CRAP!!! THAT IS SOME INTERESTING HONE YOU GOT THERE SON!!!... so how does it shave whats the finish like? Haven't been this excited over a hone in some time.Quote:
Originally Posted by adrspach
To be honest so far I do not have specific means for determining the quality of the edge it gives for example a camera with decent lense/microscope. Comfortability of the shave is also not much relevant with my whiskers as I find that often heavy blades with no HHT ability give me better shave than those with. Also I concentrate more on other hones at present but you gave me some motivation to possibly try it over the weekend. I will keep you posted.
I bought this one more like mistake as original colour of it was different. You know grime black.
Some stones from Acapin strata can be red(ish), like this one:
http://i34.tinypic.com/5ytdt3.jpg
As promissed info on my hone. By comparison it is somewhere between 6-8000. Shave was quite agresive. Feedback while honing was on german Bismarck (original) ok but with Sheffield (Gilbert bros) it was nearly non existent.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z...mw/s828/13+-+1
check this 1 ,does it look like this?i believe i have the same stone.exept mine is rectangled shaped.what kind is it?whats the grit,its pretty fine.but im not sure.need info.
wow, that is sooooo nice :) I am quite jealous lol I have never seen one like that beforeQuote:
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