Thread: What kind of stone is this?

I find this stone on Ebay. Do you gents have any ideea what kind is. Is look very nice.Thank you very much
Livio

That's a novaculite stone called a Charnley Forest, from Leicestershire in the Midlands of the United Kingdom. The mines are closed down and have been for a long time, so technically its an extinct species. They are extremely hard and should only ever need lapping once. Sometimes they have pinny inclusions.

'Grit' equivalent can be as coarse as 8-10k to as fine as 16K+, some claim 20K.

A very pretty one. Does look like a Charnley to me too.

It is Charnley Forest.
have fun.

How much they cost? They are comparable with coticule?
Livio

Originally Posted by livio

How much they cost? They are comparable with coticule?
Livio

They don't cost anything as they no longer exist. They cost what you paid for it And we DO NOT offer valuations, sorry, but rules are rules.

They are only comparable with a coticule to the extent that they may be used to finish a razor.

Otherwise, no. They are generally finer, and alot harder. Coticules are garnet based, Charnleys are novaculite, metamorphic rock.

Some Coticules may be used with a slurry to bevel set or certainly 3K+ range and hone a dull razor to shave ready without using any other stone, using water dilutions. Charnleys are very slow polishers and can only polish, not bevel set or sharpen in the context of honing. They are for final finishing only.

So in summary, it could complement a coticule

By showing the stone here the value just went up.

Btw Livio, asking the seller for a BIN price is frowned upon.

what an error you have made

as piet said, the value has just gone up and those of us who might have been watching that are now going to be angry

and those that werent, will now be keeping an eye on it

bit of advice, if you spot something like this on ebay, keep it to yourself and dont say anything!

how hard is this concept to understand!?

Originally Posted by Pistol

what an error you have made

as piet said, the value has just gone up and those of us who might have been watching that are now going to be angry

and those that werent, will now be keeping an eye on it

bit of advice, if you spot something like this on ebay, keep it to yourself and dont say anything!

how hard is this concept to understand!?

Hey now, this is a pretty common occurrence here--people ask if an auction is legit because they are unsure, increasing awareness is part of the game. And you have no idea how high the price might have gone anyway.

No call to get angry.

Ya lucky bum! LOL

Ooops,I thought you won it!