Thread: Help id this natural hone!

with those size and colour i wonder if its purple slate.i cant remember the name... lynn M*

Originally Posted by ezpz

with those size and colour i wonder if its purple slate.i cant remember the name... lynn M*

Do you mean a LLyn idwal i was thinking they are grey color?

To all of those out there that want to know what their new natural stone is and how good it is...test it.
I know it's the hard work but that's how to figure it out..

You hone up til 8K level and you see if your stone makes the edge better or worse. If worse, how worse? Ok lets go back and see in between the 2-5 K grits, etc. Thats how you tell how to use a stone.

But it's work and work to every body is...well, hard.

Well Disburden ive done that twice read the thread??

Originally Posted by Disburden

To all of those out there that want to know what their new natural stone is and how good it is...test it.
I know it's the hard work but that's how to figure it out..

You hone up til 8K level and you see if your stone makes the edge better or worse. If worse, how worse? Ok lets go back and see in between the 2-5 K grits, etc. Thats how you tell how to use a stone.

But it's work and work to every body is...well, hard.

It is unlikely that a razor finished on a PHIG would be ameliorated by a Llyn Mellwyn, however possible if you had a PHIG of coarser variety.

Originally Posted by Scipio

It is unlikely that a razor finished on a PHIG would be ameliorated by a Llyn Mellwyn, however possible if you had a PHIG of coarser variety.

That was my next question, thanks Scipio,still not sure yet, but im possitive that this hone ameliorated the phig scratch pattern.And i get a really good edge from the PHIG.And also ameliorated a professionally hone razor from a very reputable person, do most pro honer use eschers?

Originally Posted by Martin103

That was my next question, thanks Scipio,still not sure yet, but im possitive that this hone ameliorated the phig scratch pattern.And i get a really good edge from the PHIG.And also ameliorated a professionally hone razor from a very reputable person, do most pro honer use eschers?

Some pro honers I have encountered in the UK at least, finish on Naniwa 12K and Shapton 16K. I can't say for the US. I doubt from your experiences that your hone is a LM, but more likely to be a brown Thuringian or Vosgiennes, however I am somewhat puzzled given its large size. The latter are usually far smaller, less than half the size of your specimen. Maybe you hit the jackpot.

Could be one of the purpleish slate. I have seen them with green spots

ezpz, that's Llyn Melynllyn or Yellow Lake. Maxim once posted a little purple slate which had green inclusions.

Looking at the second image I doubt it's a Vosgienne but who knows. I sure would be jealous if it is Too bad the close-ups are out of focus. Based on these pictures it could still be anything, BBW, Welsh slate or Vosgienne.

Originally Posted by Piet

ezpz, that's Llyn Melynllyn or Yellow Lake. Maxim once posted a little purple slate which had green inclusions.

Looking at the second image I doubt it's a Vosgienne but who knows. I sure would be jealous if it is Too bad the close-ups are out of focus. Based on these pictures it could still be anything, BBW, Welsh slate or Vosgienne.

I will try to get better close up but im working with an old camera ......... wet or dry!!!