Thread: Unknown stone any ideas?

The second photo looks to have some purple in it. If it does and if the stone is greenish gray I would think it might be a Charnley. They are usually longer but the description of being varnished into a block of wood is also typical of them.

Please ease up on the language. We try to keep this board child friendly and we don't tolerate that kind of stuff. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Poor stone, forcefully removed from his housing that was part of him for so long and about to be placed in paint thinner.

I see lines in the edges, perhaps a Hindostan?

Why do you want to raise slurry?

Originally Posted by Piet

Poor stone, forcefully removed from his housing that was part of him for so long and about to be placed in paint thinner.

I see lines in the edges, perhaps a Hindostan?

Why do you want to raise slurry?

I love that, Piet - very poetical! You have made me feel sorry for the stone, evicted from his house and subjected to a bath of paint thinners.

They wouldn't do that in my country - oh - hold on, they do. Except after being thrown out of your home you aren't thrown into a bath of thinners, just onto the street.

Life is unkind. Then we die.

Regards,
Neil

My gues would be Hindostan too.

Well I had some time on my hands yesterday and decided to follow a tip on how to clean the oil off/out of this stone so I put it threw two cycles in the dishwasher. That worked better than my previous attempts. After the stone had cooled off I gave it a light sanding with a hand held belt sander, then I used two sided carpet tape to tape a sheet of 80 grit sandpaper to a 2'X2' board. I sanded it totally flat on both sides, a quick sand on the others, and slightly rounded all the edges to avoid chipping. I'm still not sure what it is, and I'm hoping these photos might help someone in ID-ing it for me. Thanks in advance for the help.

Louis.

It still looks the most like a Hindostan. Mine is a finisher but not as fine as my Thuringians or CFs, assuming I used it right.

I have to agree with Piet. Especially after seeing the sedimentary layers.

Sorry about the language, its been edited. I will keep this in mind for future posts.

Apoligies
Louis.