Thread: llyn idwal or charlie forrest?

I thought Lynn Idwall was a country singer back in the 50's. As far as I can remember Charlie Forest was also a country singer, well-known for his upbeat version of "Run into the Roundhouse, Nellie, 'cuz they cannot corner you in there".

Translucent arkansas is the hardest stone (as far as I know, with Llyn idwal) and Thuringians are the softest (and the aoto I have). CF are hard, the same goes for the Grecian hones. They look like natural UK hones, I don't know what they might be. If they are 16k+ estimated grit, I don't know any other so fine finisher from England. They kind of look like WOA, but I don't think they are. An old test is to try scratching them with a copper wire (not coins), if nothing happens to the stone, it is CF or LI. If they get scratched, they are something else.

Can you show close ups of those cracks?

The spotted one fits the description of the elusive and perhaps even legendary Cutler's Green, a fabled stone that is said to be green with sparse dark blue dots. Memorael claims it to have white streaks among its green background.

In any case, I don't believe either of those are Charnleys ("CF"). Having handled a few and seen even more belonging namely to Adrspach, none of them have resembled your specimens. Lynn Idwall ("LI)? Possibly one of them is, but I'm leaning more towards Greican hones, as Piet suggests. I fear however, every British stone that is green to grey with dots etc that can not be positively identified as a CF or LI will be deemed to be a Greican hone, examples of which including one of my own are in the thread annexed hereto.

Did not get this reply. anything wrong with showing close ups?

Here's a good picture of what I think is a Llyn Idwal. This happens to be a slipstone but I also have 2 really big ones just like it and 2 with a different diagonal speckles pattern one of which is also a slipstone. These are glassy, extremely hard and pretty fine when lapped properly.

The dark swirls at the left can easily be seen but you have to get a closer look to notice the speckles which make up all the swirls.