Two Flea Market stones in need of identification
Greetings everyone,
Here are a couple of stones that I picked up at the Flea Market yesterday. They were pretty dirty when I got them, like the darkest part of the upside down stone in the second picture. I still have more work to do to clean and flatten them. So far, they are turning out to be almost the same color, which is surprising, since I bought them from separate vendors. I bought the stone in the case because I liked the nice little box. I paid $4 for that one. I bought the longer stone for $1.
They stones feel pretty smooth, but I have no idea if they would be suitable for razors. I was surprised at how light they are. I don’t know how to identify hones/stones, so if anyone can tell me what these are, I would greatly appreciate it.
By the way, I used Kerosene to try to clean off the stones, but I didn’t have much luck. Most of the actual cleaning came from sanding the stones on my granite surface plate to flatten them. What is the best way to clean up stones/hones?
