Thread: stones with a story

Yes sir, that must have been his go-to stone!

eleblu, that one that is olive green when oiled may be a Charnley Forest. I cant confirm it with the pics and lighting presented in the post.

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

eleblu, that one that is olive green when oiled may be a Charnley Forest. I cant confirm it with the pics and lighting presented in the post.

thanks for the reply nun but its not a cf my stone is hard but its in the range of a hard ark's hardness

Great thread! I love the receipt and writing on the boxes or stones themselves.

I once had a very nice tam o'shanter hone that belonged to the Carron Co Ironworks near Falkirk in Scotland. The company was founded in 1759 and grew very big, installing blast furnaces to smelt pig iron. They supplied parts for James Watts steam engine and were visited by Benjamin Franklin. John Smeaton, creator of the first Eddystone Lighthouse, was consulted by them. Robert Burns visited the works, but because it was a sunday and he didn't have a proper ticket they wouldn't let him in! They had a contract to supply the armed forces, and one type of gun they made was known as the 'carronade' after them. It was such a success that the Duke of Wellington only wanted cannon made by them. They also made shells, including some to a design by Henry Shrapnel. They even supplied guns to a young United States, which were ironically used against Britain in 1812!











Regards,
Neil

well its been a while but i have a new stone for this thread its a lily white washita dated by K.E 11/14/34 enjoy!

Originally Posted by eleblu05

well its been a while but i have a new stone for this thread its a lily white washita dated by K.E 11/14/34 enjoy!

I was watching that one, almost went for it too.

i was surprised i got it at a good price