Thread: charnley forest

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:



BBW:


Thuringian:




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

Originally Posted by j1mmyman

was assured it was

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.

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.