ok, i need some information from the hone guru's here. my neighbor is a cabinet maker by trade, and he is one of those who has spent time making cabinets with the old school tools. he has a few stones that he sharpens his chisels and planes and etc on, but his favorite stone is a very reddish looking oil stone, it had some dates on the box, dating back to the 1800's, so my question is what if anything should i look for to tell if this stone is a CF or not. i am greatly curious, and if it is, how can he lap said stone, it is beginning to dish on him in the center.