You never know!!! New stone!!

I got this stone for $15, all i knew is that it is a natural stone and its 8"X 2"1/4, and somebody made a coffin for it.
Looks black as night as you can see on the first pic. After cleaning 1/8 of crud off the honing surface, and using
oven cleaner and boiling it 3 times to get all the oil out of it, i started lapping with wet dry sandpaper on a piece of flat
granite, then finished with a dmt. Im almost 100 % sure its a Hindostan because its really really hard the color is good,
and the obvious layering on the sides. Maybe its a "Magog Oilstone" but ive never seen one marked on read anything
about a magog as far as color, all i know about magog its Novaculite but so are Arkies.Anyway im pleased to have a hindostan, and heard they are a good finisher. Just goes to show you that nasty looking stone after cleaning could turn
out to be a good one!!
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nice looking stone i dont know if it's a hindostan not enough pic's but they are great finishers around 12k+ i like to use mine in a natural progression soft ark hard ark translucent or black then hindostan then cf but any of those stone's i named ( trans/black hindo cf) i can finish on

taking a second look it mite be a hindo if it is that a large one . heres a pic of my hindostan stone

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nice looking stone i dont know if it's a hindostan not enough pic's but they are great finishers around 12k+ i like to use mine in a natural progression soft ark hard ark translucent or black then hindostan then cf but any of those stone's i named ( trans/black hindo cf) i can finish on

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Good to hear somebody using Arkies most here dont use them claiming to slow and they finish on a PHIG!!:aargh:

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taking a second look it mite be a hindo if it is that a large one . heres a pic of my hindostan stone

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Is there any layering on the sides?

if your talking about my stone yes i can see bands the pic from the side shows one of the bands but the glare hides most of the other bands

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if your talking about my stone yes i can see bands the pic from the side shows one of the bands but the glare hides most of the other bands

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Yes i was, do you use with water or oil?

sewing machine oil i use

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sewing machine oil i use

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I use oil as well on a few stones as well, it really makes a difference!!

I might have it's brother, I'm 70% sure mine is a Hindostan

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well it does have the banding

You did a great job cleaning it up, Martin; great price also.

hey hirlau i have seen you hanging around the hone threads for a while have you picked up any new stone's ?

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I might have it's brother, I'm 70% sure mine is a Hindostan

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Well it just might be!! The color looks right, the banding or layers on the side definately, if its really hard to lap and produce a finish edge somewhere around 12k give or take you got yourself a Hindostan, Enjoy!!

It was a pain to lap for sure!! I haven't tried it as finisher yet.

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hey hirlau i have seen you hanging around the hone threads for a while have you picked up any new stone's ?

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Yes Sir,
I have picked up several Carborundum stones for my knives, a few barber hones & got my first PHIG last week.
I got the PHIG from WoodCraft. I used the PHIG last night to refresh a razor and used it on another to experiment a little. I will not know the results until tomorrow morning when I shave.

how many laps did you do on the phig and what stone did you come off of to get the the phig ? carborundum stones are great i love them what kind of barber hone did you get ?

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how many laps did you do on the phig and what stone did you come off of to get the the phig ? carborundum stones are great i love them what kind of barber hone did you get ?

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The 2 razors:
A W&B Celebrated that I got earlier last year, used until it needed refreshing; put it away instead to enjoy new arrivals. It had a progression of Norton 4/8-----Shapton 16000-----Strop, prior to last night. I did a grid on the PHIG and flattened twice with a DMT 325. I decided to slurry the PHIG with the DMT and 15 X strokes; then cleaned the PHIG with the DMT, then 15 X strokes
with only a damp PHIG------------then strop. This was the experiment.

The second razor is a GEORGE WOSTENHOLM & SON - SHEFFIELD Pipe Razor, last honed on a Shapton 16000, it has been in the rotation for a few months, refreshed with 12 x strokes on a damp PHIG----------then strop.

Stone of recent purchase: Carborundum 112 x4, 118, 124, 117, 183-Slip
Norton MB7, MB8,
Norton Koenig B-Hone, Diamond King B-Hone, Pike Strop/Hone B-Hone

before i got my sgs 16k i came off of the norton 8k to the phig did 150 laps got a real smooth shave since your coming off the 16k 75 lap should get you close to maxing out that stone

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Sounds like my shave tomorrow could be a little rough, at 15 strokes. I will hit the PHIG another 60 strokes if that is the case and see what happens.
Thank you for the info.

With Martin's new stone, I GOOGLED "Hindostan" to learn about them. Interesting about the grave stones in Indiana.

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With Martin's new stone, I GOOGLED "Hindostan" to learn about them. Interesting about the grave stones in Indiana.

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Yes their history is quite something..... as long as we dont see hones with carved letters on them......