Thread: My New Stone

This just arrived this morning. Was my first foray into acquiring an Ebay stone.

How'd I do? What'd I get? The seller said that, to the best of his knowledge, this was a Thuringian.

You need to lap it to reveal the stone's surface. I doubt it is a Thuringian, as the boxes that they come in are usually hinged - yours looks like a homemade box. I could be wrong. As I said, please lap it and pos new pictures. Let us know what colour the slurry is and the dimensions of the stone.

Looks like one of the Czech stones AJ is selling at Ebay. I doubt as well they are Thuringians, because of how they look and they're being described as very hard. They're not expensive so let us know how it performs.

Thanks, I'll do the lapping this evening. My DMT 325 should be alright for this, right?

The stone measures 7 13/16" x 1 7/8" x 3/4" (198mm x 48mm x 18mm).

Originally Posted by Piet

Looks like one of the Czech stones AJ is selling at Ebay. I doubt as well they are Thuringians, because of how they look and they're being described as very hard. They're not expensive so let us know how it performs.

Yeah, that's who it was that I got it from, AJ.

Czech stone? If it's the black slate hone from there, it's supposed to be finer than the rozsutec. With water, and it is an oilstone. This will be the next stone I'll buy, directly from a seller there. Waiting for your opinion of the stone.

I do think that seller is reputable. I've had good experiences with him. Maybe it is a Thurri....maybe it's not. Hopefully it will yield a smooth edge. Only one way to find out. If you want a second opinion, I'd be more than happy to hone a couple on it for testing.

Originally Posted by Maxi

I do think that seller is reputable. I've had good experiences with him. Maybe it is a Thurri....maybe it's not. Hopefully it will yield a smooth edge. Only one way to find out. If you want a second opinion, I'd be more than happy to hone a couple on it for testing.

Sounds like a plan. I am eager to give my new hones a go, but I am still awaiting the arrival of a few razors upon which to test them.

Ok, I lapped it on the DMT 325, which appears to have left some scratches on the surface, though you can't feel them with your fingertips. I then finished them with 600, 1000 and 1500 grit wet/dry on glass. The slurry is a grayish white and it is very hard to get much slurry with the stone provided.


Pics aren't the best, but I don't have any lighting setup yet.


Dry


Wet

No thoughts on the stone? I guess I'll have to get Maxi to testdrive it