Thread: Another hone I don't recognize

Different pictures per eleblu05's request



Slurry actually has a brownish tinge.

sorry stimpy i cant I.D the stone it is a natural and the slurry seems to be of fine grit

Yea that is a sweet find i was bummed about mine at first when i got
it in the mail. Thought it was manmade.
Cause the shinyness of the crystels i the rock.
And the fact that it can cut.
But well it has layers so it's a sweet find.
Though i need to flatten my before i use it.
I never understand why would a blue ish colored stone have a
brown slurry.
The slurry changes to a whitish color when dry.
Cause they come kind of thin long and narrow i think.
they where selected for refining the sharpenness of cutting tools.
like scythes.
cause ya keep the tool hold still and move the stone over the leading edge.

I really should flatten my and cut a few inchs off i think mine
is just to long to hone a straight razor.
But i don't want to shorten it to much.

To the OP.... I have no idea what yours is but glad to hear that it gives a good edge.

Originally Posted by Suile

Yea that is a sweet find i was bummed about mine at first when i got
it in the mail. Thought it was manmade.
Cause the shinyness of the crystels i the rock.
And the fact that it can cut.
But well it has layers so it's a sweet find.
Though i need to flatten my before i use it.
I never understand why would a blue ish colored stone have a
brown slurry.
The slurry changes to a whitish color when dry.
Cause they come kind of thin long and narrow i think.
they where selected for refining the sharpenness of cutting tools.
like scythes.
cause ya keep the tool hold still and move the stone over the leading edge.

Thanks -- I share the question about the brownish slurry, I expected grey. I can't begin to guess what it is, 9th grade Earth Science was like 45 years ago. The thing sure can cut, though. I expect to play more with it this weekend.

Curious. Are you making the slurry with a diamond plate, or another stone? I read back and forth and did not see! Thanks.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Curious. Are you making the slurry with a diamond plate, or another stone? I read back and forth and did not see! Thanks.

I was using a diamond plate.

It looks like granite.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Curious. Are you making the slurry with a diamond plate, or another stone? I read back and forth and did not see! Thanks.

I probably should use a diamond plate, but I was using my universal slurry-maker, a small Carborundum razor hone, which I lapped and rinsed before I made the slurry in the picture.