Thread: Please help me identify these hones!!! :D

Hey all!

We had a woodworking show on today here in Perth and i thought i would have a look..I was not expecting to come out with a straight razor (Taylor 6/8) and several old hones lol

Anyway, If anyone can identify the following stones it would be appreciated. All the stones have just been lapped! Photos are after lapping.

I have no idea if these are worth anything but they cost next to nothing so if they are no good no loss really!

The first stone: This looks like some sorta natural stone, its a bluish greyish color (the photo makes it look more blue then it is) and feels like glass to touch and seems quite hard! it produces a white slurry and has a earthy smell. 185mm x 35mm



The second stone: This looks natural, its a grey color and again feels like glass to touch! This ones seems very hard and smells sorta like my Japanese naturals. It produces a grey white slurry. 70mm x 195mm x 20mm



The third stone: This stone looks natural, you can see natural lines in the stone, its grey color and feels like glass to touch, possibly one of the smoothest stones i have felt! This is softer then the other stones and produces a very soft grey white slurry. To look at it, it reminds me of the C12k but its much softer and smoother. It has a very earth smell. 125mm x 40mm x 15mm


The fifth stone: This is a very wierd looking stone, it reminds me of granite. its grey, dark grey, white and everything in between. I tried to get some shots of the stamps but i couldn't read them. This stone is very hard and quite smooth, not like glass but still very smooth.