Hone identification .

Hi.
I am looking for any info about that hone. It comes with slurry stone.
Opinions welcome.
Many thanks.

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Looks like a dark Thuringian to me.

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Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Looks like a dark Thuringian to me.

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Same here - looks a bit on the thin side though. It's a bit hard to tell from the photos - it could be a very finely lapped Dragons Tongue slate for instance.

See what you think the grit equivalence might be after using it, then you can narrow it down a bit.

Regards,
Neil

Hi.
Thanks for your opinions .It is not mine, yet.I have those pictures from the seller .I was wondering is it worth to buy.
Here is one more picture .

http://i1017.photobucket.com/albums/...Kopiowanie.jpg

That's it on its side, right? It looks twice as thick now and more like a thuringian - size-wise, anyhow. However you often see saw marks along the sides of thuringians though.

Doesn't the seller have a notion of what it might be?

Regards,
Neil

Yes ,thats on its side. Seller described it as old piece of slate for straight razor sharpening. I think that he does not now much about hones .
First i was thinking that this hone is some kind of synthetic stone ,because i did not noticed any veins or structure on its surface . What grit this hone may be ? If it is a dark Thuringian .
Many thanks.

IME grits are practically impossible to attribute to natural stones (sometimes, even when I have them in my hands), so take this with a pinch of salt. If it is a Thuringian, and it looks that way to me too, think 10 to 12k plus.

Thanks. I've found this tread about those hones.It explains a lot. http://straightrazorpalace.com/honin...an-escher.html