Thread: A red hone stone?

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!

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

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

This vintage pink coticule is as close as I have come.

That is an awesome Coticule, friend.