Thread: Everkeen Oilstone, information required please

What are YSLs?

Sorry ment YLS. Yellow lake Stones

Who got the one from bay today?

Originally Posted by adrspach

Who got the one from bay today?

I have a suspicion it was Frameback.

Not me, I had an eye on it though.

I have one of those. And many more people around here I'm sure. It's like a vintage yellow lake. In speed and grit. Around 10k. They are somewhat rare. The one I have, I like it a lot. It's a finisher and can be used with oil.

Its very nice indeed

An update; I have two everkeen oilstones, one with the box, and another one, much larger, without a box. I recently found out it was an everkeen. I never used them on my razors, I thought they were in the yellow lake category as I previously said. So I thought it doesn't worth testing it.
I talked about this stone with one of the most knowledgeable members here (I don't know if he wants to say his name), who said that it's much finer than a yellow lake stone. And, I agree. I tested it the last couple of weeks, It's in the category of the Thuringians with water. With oil they're even finer. I shave since then with a few razors honed on them, without stropping, and I really like them. And I bought both of them for 20GBP or so, each. So, I'm sorry for the previous post, it's much much finer than a Yellow Lake.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

An update; I have two everkeen oilstones, one with the box, and another one, much larger, without a box. I recently found out it was an everkeen. I never used them on my razors, I thought they were in the yellow lake category as I previously said. So I thought it doesn't worth testing it.
I talked about this stone with one of the most knowledgeable members here (I don't know if he wants to say his name), who said that it's much finer than a yellow lake stone. And, I agree. I tested it the last couple of weeks, It's in the category of the Thuringians with water. With oil they're even finer. I shave since then with a few razors honed on them, without stropping, and I really like them. And I bought both of them for 20GBP or so, each. So, I'm sorry for the previous post, it's much much finer than a Yellow Lake.

Good to know! i passed on a few of them not knowing!

Originally Posted by Vasilis

...and another one, much larger, without a box. I recently found out it was an everkeen.

I have 4 boxed YLs that seem to be of the same type. And I agree that my boxed Everkeen is finer then the YLs.
I have tried the everkeen on 2 razors lately (with water only) but without knowing better I used it before going to a vintage thuringian. Ill try to only finish on the everkeen next time. Dry with finger touch it feels like vintage thurigian is still a bit finer though..

I have a question Vasilis. How did you find out that your larger one without box actually turned out to be a everkeen?
The reason for asking is that I also have a larger wooden boxed stone that I bough from UK but its finer the my YLs and and I dont know that type of stone it is. Maybe its a everkeen but maybe something else. They are soo many stones from UK area and I cant differentiate them all, especially the black and grey ones.
What is the characteristics for a Everkeen and a Silk stone if you dont have a paper box to it with a stamped brand?