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    Quote Originally Posted by Stubear View Post
    Haha! Being secretive with your sources there Mark..? I dont blame you..!

    Nicely done! I was very surprised at how much stone there was mounted in the box. Its almost twice as thick now that you've got it unstuck.

    Are you bringing her to the Razorcon..?

    It'll definitely be there! And so will a couple of razors I'd like to trade. ...and I know that the guy at the place with the stuff occasionally stumbles upon Charnleys, so yes, secretive he shall remain.

    Now that I've seen the unfinished side of the stone, I'm completely convinced that the big stone in the other photos is a CF waiting to be hacked up and polished into more hones. I need to figure out what to do with that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkinLondon View Post
    Now that I've seen the unfinished side of the stone, I'm completely convinced that the big stone in the other photos is a CF waiting to be hacked up and polished into more hones. I need to figure out what to do with that.
    LOL I've been wondering where the quarry for CF's was just on the basis that if I should be in the area it might be worth taking a cold chisel and lump hammer!

    Well you never know......

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    Congratulations, MarkinLondon.
    I always wondered how much of the stone actually was embedded in the wooden holders. If you do plan on resetting in the same base, what potting compound were you planning on using? I would definitely put some shims or spacers (plastic cubes), at the bottom to keep the stone level this time. It also helps to keep your material from “oil canning” out the sides. Keep us appraised.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MODINE View Post
    Congratulations, MarkinLondon.
    I always wondered how much of the stone actually was embedded in the wooden holders. If you do plan on resetting in the same base, what potting compound were you planning on using? I would definitely put some shims or spacers (plastic cubes), at the bottom to keep the stone level this time. It also helps to keep your material from “oil canning” out the sides. Keep us appraised.
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    It seems like there's a ton of rock under there! You can see in the photo where the pitch stops and smooth sides begin. That's what peeked up into the outside world. Everything else was buried.

    I'm going use regular modeling clay, perhaps some Silly Putty, and surely not chewing gum Hmmmm.... chewing gum, though foul and outrageous, might have the perfect characteristics: it molds well and then solidifies. In keeping with the "natural stone, natural wood box" nature of it, I'd like to use a natural clay, though often times I don't know what I'm talking about, and all clay may turn out to be natural after I investigate it a bit more. Currently, the Charnley fits snug without any clay, which is how I like it. It can be removed and re-inserted, but not without a bit of wiggling. I had a Coti box fall open one day, and my slurry stone fell out and chipped. That was a bit freaky, but I glued it back together and all was well. So while I like the ability to remove the CF, I don't want it to come out easily.

    Frankly, the only reason I wanted to remove the stone was because it listed to one side. That rendered ineffective any muscle memory I'd developed either during my honing life or during the day, and made my finishing strokes that much worse. Now that I can adjust the way it sits, I'm sure that my honing will improve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkinLondon View Post
    It seems like there's a ton of rock under there! You can see in the photo where the pitch stops and smooth sides begin. That's what peeked up into the outside world. Everything else was buried.

    I'm going use regular modeling clay, perhaps some Silly Putty, and surely not chewing gum Hmmmm.... chewing gum, though foul and outrageous, might have the perfect characteristics: it molds well and then solidifies. In keeping with the "natural stone, natural wood box" nature of it, I'd like to use a natural clay, though often times I don't know what I'm talking about, and all clay may turn out to be natural after I investigate it a bit more. Currently, the Charnley fits snug without any clay, which is how I like it. It can be removed and re-inserted, but not without a bit of wiggling. I had a Coti box fall open one day, and my slurry stone fell out and chipped. That was a bit freaky, but I glued it back together and all was well. So while I like the ability to remove the CF, I don't want it to come out easily.

    Frankly, the only reason I wanted to remove the stone was because it listed to one side. That rendered ineffective any muscle memory I'd developed either during my honing life or during the day, and made my finishing strokes that much worse. Now that I can adjust the way it sits, I'm sure that my honing will improve.
    Everytime it is a gamble. I had stones with big bases and there was only a slither inside as well as stones bases of which were hollowed extensively and hid considerable amount of rock in it. I am talking more than 40mm when only few mm was shown and even that was dished or chipped.

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    How about sending me that big one out in the yard?! Thanks!
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    Just to say a piece of rock does not men that you can get a usefull hone out of it and it does take a lot of time to make a hone even with machinery.

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    Where did you get the lump in the yard from? You didnt happen to stumble across it in Leicestershire by any chance? Or did it just happen to be in your yard?

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    It's a decorative yard rock behind a very old building. There are four of them! I've been trying to figure out how aquire it. The building is very very old, so there's a good chance of it being a CF. But buying the rock is only the first part of the nightmare. Moving it to whoever will cut it can't be simple or cheap.

    Oh, and according to the girlfriend, "the whole bloody house stinks." We just turned on the oven for the first time since the Roast Charnley. Good grief.

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    It usualy does but soon should be ok.

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