can somebody confirm this is a charnley forest please
http://yfrog.com/1xdsc02959fj
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can somebody confirm this is a charnley forest please
http://yfrog.com/1xdsc02959fj
can you make pictures smaller please.
No it doesn't look like charnley.
too soft.
was assured it was
Does not look like a charnley to me. More like some kind of slate/shale.
how do you 100% know its a charnley forest?
Charnley Forest:
http://www.strop-shop.co.uk/pub/file..._w600_h600.jpg
BBW:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...nd-bbw-dry.jpg
Thuringian:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/attac...ian-escher.jpg
The top being an archetypal Charnley, the bottom two being examples of hone-grade slates.
ive just lapped it and the slurry was very milky indeed
plus it looks green too
That happens a lot. If a stone is remotely green it will be labeled a Charnley Forest because it's a popular stone. If you don't buy it someone else will. Fortunately such stones can still be interesting. Last Charnley Forest I bought was a Turkey Stone. Yours may turn out to be a Thuringian which are great stones.
Just attach a couple more pictures to help identify your stone. Was it soft and easy to lap like Sham suspected?
Actually, it could be a Charnley. Do you know the dimesions? I have 6 Charnleys, some of them are pictured here. Look at the second one in from the right, it looks very similar.
I can not tell from that picture what type of stone it is, but I also wouldn't rule out that it is a Charnley. Clarity and lighting/true colours are affected considerably by some photography.
Not all Charnleys have red in them and this is a fact.
Attachment 48953
Not sure if it helps or hurts with this identification, but here are two shots of a big Charnley I have. A more plain stone God never made, even on a day off. Lighting matters a lot. These were taken in bright light in a homemade light box. In normal room light it looks deep charcoal gray, somewhat like a Thuringian in color (but not at all in texture). It is a very hard stone, and a job to lap or even try to raise any slurry on.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...harnley-03.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j2...harnley-04.jpg