Thread: What is the rarest hone or barber stone.....the most sought after?????

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

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If I had a Devonshire oil stone, I could get several souls for it...

The rarest in the universe is the one fashioned from the only known chunk of Unobtanium ever to fall into private hands. That's how they honed the famous and rare Triple Duck Razors. I think Jimmy has one of those razors. He'll tell you about it.

The one I cannot find for cheap ( <$20). Currently a 8x2x1 Arkansas Surgical Black.

wow this thread went side ways quick i would like to own a cutters green stone

Originally Posted by randydance062449

The one I cannot find for cheap ( <$20). Currently a 8x2x1 Arkansas Surgical Black.

Good luck. I can't believe how much the price of arkies has gone up lately, especially the surgical blacks and translucents. When I bought my 8 x 2 surgical black about 10 years ago, I think I spent $10 at the most.

Originally Posted by Theseus

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Well, we are talking "The Holy Grail " of stones here

btw Wasn't Unobtainium discovered by Peabody & Sherman ?

I can't believe how much the price of arkies has gone up lately, especially the surgical blacks and translucents.

Did you read on Dan's Whetstone site where there was a big rumor propagated that the blacks were extinct? I think that might have something to do with it. Dan says don't worry, btw.

[QUOTE=regularjoe;904233]Rarest:I don't know, but neither does the guy who has it.
Most sought after: A 2 dollar thuringian stone with a label on it...

I need one of those

The rarest I've seen is a yellow-green Escher and I only have one in my study collection. It's actually yellow. I also have the standard "celebrated" ones that are green but they're far more common. The yellow-green has that coolness to the touch which Eschers have and is very smooth.