Thread: Stone ID

OK, gentlemen. I'm having a hard time identifying this stone, and I'm hoping you can help me. Here is what I know about it:

1. Vintage (well-used and came with a couple of old Swaties)
2. Natural
3. Soft
4. Very Fine
5. Smells Earthy

If it weren't for the speckling, I'd swear it was just another vintage Thuringian. It smells, feels (soft and velvety), and shaves just like one, and it even has the typical saw marks on the side and ends, along with the rough never-finished bottom. But it's not a Thuringian because it has speckles. So what is it?

(PHOTO: From top to bottom--C12K, unknown, Faso German Water Hone.)

Thanx,
Christopher