Thread: is this a charnely forest hone?!

Hi Folks

Im only new so be gentle!

I have been reading up on the forum for a while now but the bug has bitten so i have been doing a lot of snooping around for stones and thought i had hunted out a charnely forest and a whittle hill (is this even a stone???)

anyway, i took the plunge on ebay and bought two, and they werent that cheap so ive either been stung for two duff stones or hopefully one of them is a charnley and it was worth it!!

anyway, on with the pictures

the bottom stone in the first picture is obviously the one im talking about.
it could do with a real lapping as its very uneven!!

i dont really want to buy any more stones to do this but can it be done with anything else???

it is very hard and very smooth and has obviously seen a lot of use over the years, anyones input would be greatly appreciated

when i ground it a bit of another old stone it came up quite creamy in but then i had a go sharpening a knife and it went black pretty quickly??

i think it looks quite like these ones in the threads:

Mystery green hone. - Straight Razor Place Forums

http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ey-forest.html












this would be the bottom, very uneven and a real mess

wow
tough one.
i would say it is not CF.
Most likely close to thuringian then CF

hi_bud_gl has had way more of them than I've had but I was thinking it is a Charnley. I thought I saw the characteristic purplish coloring in the gray/green . The odd dimensions are also characteristic of the old UK Charnleys if I'm not mistaken. Did it come from the UK ?

You can lap it with wet/dry sandpaper on a countertop, ceramic tile or other flat surface. A DMT diamond plate D8C 325 is what I use but the sandpaper (325) works well too. Here is a tutorial on the process.

thanks for the input folks, keep it coming!

well im honestly not sure, it seems to resemble the ones in other threads and like i said, its VERY smooth and hard but it does need a good lap to help sort it out too

might have a go tonight with some rough sand paper and see how i get on with it

yep came from uk ebay of all places!

it is fairly strange in shape, very thin about 5/8 inch thick and about 9 inches long

its hard to tell just how good it is a hone since it isnt level yet too

my pictures might not be great too

if it is a thungrian is that a good stone?!

I had it in my watch list. It was a UK only auction otherwise I would have bid on it. I am convinced it is a CF, I actually posted the link in chat 30 mins before the end.

Not that cheap? Any cheaper and it was free lol. I was green with envy, congrats!

Could you take some pics of the other side? Maybe in daylight too of both sides?

Originally Posted by Piet

I had it in my watch list. It was a UK only auction otherwise I would have bid on it. I am convinced it is a CF, I actually posted the link in chat 30 mins before the end.

Not that cheap? Any cheaper and it was free lol. I was green with envy, congrats!

well i hope it is too! bit gutted if it isnt, as i bought this and another one that definitely isnt!

thanks though and lets hope it is, ill try and lap it up tonight and get some more pictures though!

the last picture is off the other side so if you look again you will see both sides of the stone

ill do the pencil grid and get lapping!

My mistake .sorry. I guess a corner was glued back on? I was going by the crack.

The amount of fissures/cracks in it (if that is what they are - hard to tell given the lighting) and the drab colour make it look a bit like a Turkey oilstone - just as desirable as a CF in my book!

Regards,
Neil

Since they were quarried in the UK, with the Whittle Hill Quarry stones said to be the best, the possibility that it is a Charnley increases. Also the size and the wooden box. Neil knows them well too so it may be a Turkey. In the same old literature that sings the praises of the Whittle Hill stones we read that the Turkey stone was the one the knowledgeable honers desired the most. Whatever it may be when you begin to use it you'll find out whether it was worth the $$.