Thread: check this hone

This post describes a Welsh stone/piece of slate obtained from the British Isles in an old quarry named the Penrhiw Home Quarry Mill.

The stone was provided to JimmyHad of West Palm Beach, Florida, by a person called Jason01, on Straight Razor Place Forum, around February 2009. JimmyHad held this stone-slate until October 31, 2011. On this date I obtained this stone fron JimmyHad.

This Welsh stone came in rough, basically not finished for honing, condition. I had this stone cut and shaped on November 9, 2011 at Meteor Granite & Marble Company, 311 Ansin Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. The person who cut the stone was the business owner Zulton.

Upon returning home, I lapped the stone flat with a DMT 325 & wet sanding paper up to 1200 grit.
I found the slurry to be easily created. The slurry has a light green milky look to it.

I worked a total of three razors on it.
I put the grit around 4000. My edge improved greatly after the Norton 8000.

The stone light green with white clouds of scale in it. It measures at 9" x 1 5/8's"

There is a good posibility that this stone came from the location of the photos taken.

If anyone has more information on this stone, please contribute.

Below are photos involving this stone.




......more photo coming.