Hello,
Here are a few pictures of a stone I just finished lapping. I'm curious if anyone knows what kind it might be? It has a very pronounced white vein running through it and has a subtle green hue and a neat wood grain like pattern.
Thanks!
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Hello,
Here are a few pictures of a stone I just finished lapping. I'm curious if anyone knows what kind it might be? It has a very pronounced white vein running through it and has a subtle green hue and a neat wood grain like pattern.
Thanks!
All of you HAD sufferers out there have no idea what this might be? I was thinking it might be a Turkey Oilstone?
That is one for hi _bud_gl or randydance. No idea what you have there but it looks pretty cool. Hope the inclusion doesn't bother the razor. :gl:
It is a gorgeous rock, can you "feel" the filled fissure in the middle? I'm interested what the guru's think myself, other than Jimmy, SHam, Randy, you might try to get ahold of Neil
Nice looker, no idea on type, but also very curious. How are the edges off it?
lapping was hard?
Looks like a Turkish oilstone to me. Is it from England? Sham or Randy can verify if they chime in. Have fun it looks like a good one. Is it lapped? Get ready for some excercise.
Mike
:gl:
The stone is completely smooth and I did do a quick test on a razor and it's a very fast cutting stone. Not smooth enough to be a finisher and I have to play with it some more to get an idea of where it should fit in.
It was an Ebay purchase from Pennsylvania. It took about 3 hours to lap it since it had a dish in it. It's a very hard stone and the slurry is white.
so your saying that the stone is hard and a fast cutter too ?
green with the red in it reminds me of a cf but i never heard of a cf being a fast cutter
Matt;
Attached are some pics of one of my big turks, During lapping and with some oil. The little flecks of white are indicative of novaculite. This is a finishing stone.
Mike
Yes, I'm surprised how fast it is but I do need to really spend some time with it to see what it can do. What I did notice is that it doesn't create much of a scratch pattern with pronounced striations, it's more of a hazy "sandblasted" type of finish.
Mike,
Thanks for the picture! I think there is a good chance that it's the same type of stone as yours. It has those little white flecks and an overall similar appearance. Much appreciated!
Matt
modine what grit range do you think your turk is in thanks
Looks like a piece of petrified wood. It would be hard and also could have quartz or similar crystal properties. I've even seen opalized wood.