Thread: Green hones

I've picked up another green sharpening stone and it sure is pretty. While cleaning the box I found it marked with the year 1878 which adds interest. I've taken pictures of it next to my other stones that are green for comparison. Any idea of what I have here? Input on all three stones would be appreciated. I was thinking the middle stone to be a Llyn Idwal and maybe the 1878 stone too? I'm very curious about the top stone in the last picture, notice that it does have a small patch of red on the side...Charnley Forest?

Thanks,
Matt

Top two in last picture look like CFs to me. Your new one I can't really place, it reminds me of Turkey oilstones. Let's see what the others think

the one in the middle i think is a cf the one at the bottom in the last pic i cant I.D the stone in the last pic at the top what color is that stone in one pic it looks yellow in another it looks grey

Agreed, The middle one looks like a Charnley. You need to re do the top pic, The lighting is making it hard to id the stone.

Thanks for all the responses. Here are more pictures, it's hard to get the correct lighting but they all have a green color or grey/green to them. I also put a Turkey stone in there for comparison.

I lapped the stone with the red spot and I'm sure it's not a Charnley now because of how soft it is. It's a bit harder than some thuringians I have and smells earthy, I should add that all stones have a white slurry.

Nice, I like those.. Congrats.

Indeed they are nice hones. I'd say that middle one is a Charnley, of the drab variety. The white and green one reminds me of another I saw in a post that the OP believed to be a Cutler's Green, which of course no one can positively identify. Then again it has orange spots like some Tam O'shanters. It is similar to this Tam in the 8th post down.

I recommend you take a razor to all of them and shave test.

I would agree with the bigest one as CF. The flakey one looks like marble or jasper type hone. The last one I would say Thuri type. What are the measurements?

The measurements left to right from the third picture down in my first post.

7 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/16"

8 1/2" x 1 5/8" x 1 1/8"

7" x 1 7/8" x 1 1/4"