Thread: Here is my new hone.

Hello guys:

Here is my new hone size 210 X 45 X 30 mm. Very dark purple almost black , produce gray slurry and is harder than "Escher". Fine as Escher maybe a bit better. I don't know the name of it but I have seen one in box on German Ebay a while ago.

Some people already asked on this forum if there is "Black EScher" , it might be same stone .


For now I called it BE but maybe we can find out the real name for this stone. Lets see what happen.

Here we have some picks.

Best Regards,

JSZ

Eschers are thuringians. With that being said, it very well could be one with the size. The fourth photo is what is throwing me though...making me think about a TOS that I traded a while back. What is further throwing me is that you say it's harder and maybe smoother than a escher/thuringian. Take it outside in the natural sun...any glitters?

I'm thinking Thuringian....?

Shooter

Can you elaborate on the glitters. I just read about glitters in a recent post but memory fails me at the moment. Which hone glitters in the sun???

Looks like slate to me.

Originally Posted by mrsell63

Shooter

Can you elaborate on the glitters. I just read about glitters in a recent post but memory fails me at the moment. Which hone glitters in the sun???

A couple of the guys came up with some barber hones that fit the description and they mentioned that they glittered in the sun. Results from use was quite like OP mentioned...harder and maybe finer than Escher. I forget the thread myself...this stone just seems larger.

Definitely looks natural, doubt its a barber hone.

Originally Posted by rjezuit

Definitely looks natural, doubt its a barber hone.

I agree. I have no idea what it is, but it is not a barber hone.

Could be some sort of slate, but it doesn't look like a thuringian to me. What's more important is what kind of edge it imparts though.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

A couple of the guys came up with some barber hones that fit the description and they mentioned that they glittered in the sun. Results from use was quite like OP mentioned...harder and maybe finer than Escher. I forget the thread myself...this stone just seems larger.

Here is the stone you were referring to, the Special Stone. It is arguably a Barber's hone, albeit a natural. From what I understand, some 4 x 2 coticules and small Thuringians were too used as Barber's hones. In any case I dont think the stone in the OP is one of these and it certainly isn't a Barber's hone of any kind.