Thread: Not quite sure what I've got here

The 'yellow' side is the finishing side. The blue side was considered inferior and only used to reinforce the fragile coticule. In recent years guys have found the blue side might be effective with slurry. Personally I don't bother with the blue ..... A.K.A. bbw or Belgian Blue Whetstone.

The hindustan is not known to be much good with razors. AFAIK they were abundant in Indiana to the point that they were used for tombstones quite a bit. Unless I'm badly mistaken they harvested most of what was around years ago. Might be good for your pocket or kitchen knives. If I'm (shudder) wrong I'm sure someone will be along to correct me.

Beautiful stones, about the hindostan stone, some of them can be really good for razors, some not so much, yours looks like its got some deep scratches and will definately need lapping before use, hoping the other side is scratch free because they can be a bear to lap. Enjoy!

Originally Posted by Martin103

Beautiful stones, about the hindostan stone, some of them can be really good for razors, some not so much, yours looks like its got some deep scratches and will definately need lapping before use, hoping the other side is scratch free because they can be a bear to lap. Enjoy!

I did lap it and got the digs out and it seems really smooth and flat now.

Some BBWs can be useful especially if you have a limited amount of hones. Hindostans can range from coarse to fine finishers. You'll just have to try and find out where to put them in your honing progression

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

The 'yellow' side is the finishing side. The blue side was considered inferior and only used to reinforce the fragile coticule. In recent years guys have found the blue side might be effective with slurry. Personally I don't bother with the blue ..... A.K.A. bbw or Belgian Blue Whetstone.

The hindustan is not known to be much good with razors. AFAIK they were abundant in Indiana to the point that they were used for tombstones quite a bit. Unless I'm badly mistaken they harvested most of what was around years ago. Might be good for your pocket or kitchen knives. If I'm (shudder) wrong I'm sure someone will be along to correct me.

A really good or nice Hindustan is really good for razors. I have hone a blade on one once then got a good shave. But there are some bad ones of those.
and every layer can be a different grit. So it's wise not to waste a good layer.