Thread: What have I found???

Thanks for the replies! I'll put a blade to it and see how it goes...

what did you use to lap it, and how hard was it to lap ?

Originally Posted by eleblu05

what did you use to lap it, and how hard was it to lap ?

and slurry color?

Lapped it with 80, 180 and 400 wet and dry. It probably took about 40 mins to get it nice and smooth, so it wasn't ultra hard but it did take a bit of effort. The slurry was a grey color.

I doubt it's an Asagi. It's unusual to not see any skin on the sides or base but anybody's guess just what it is exactly.

I have Thuringian like that, but it also can be Asagi, need close up of the stone to see.
Thuringian they are usually super clean, where Asagi have some black spots or bit variation

Thanks everyone. With your suggestions I looked through the Wiki and thought it looks suspiciously like the Escher picture in the SRP wiki: File:J.G. Escher Sohn Water Razor Hones 1.JPG - Straight Razor Place Wiki

I'd be curious to know the dimensions of the small block Escher the wiki describes to see if it marries up to the home I have.

Btw - I think the yellow is staining (probably from floating around in a fishing boat for years) and not part of the natural colour.

I will be giving it a proper try over the next few days and will report back, but an initial go shows that it cuts very slowly with no noticeable metal in the water film after 20 laps each side. It did seem to polish the edge nicely though when viewed with a 10x loupe. Still more testing to go though.

Thanks for helping - still keen to try and understand the provenance of this nice (if a little beaten) stone.