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  1. 12-03-2012, 08:20 PM #1
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    Default My first "Nor-Carla Bluestone

    Here is my First "Nor-Calra Bluestone.I have never heard of this one.I think it's funny someone used it with having both sides having a natural rocktextue.
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    Suile - looks like Jacobs Creek exclusively market this stone

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    After reading Neil's quote and looking at the website I'm not sure if it's a hone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Piet View Post
    After reading Neil's quote and looking at the website I'm not sure if it's a hone.
    ...neither am I, Piet. It says it is argillaceous, which makes it a clay-slate, but some slates have inclusions which make them suitable for honing, and some do not. For example, novaculites are argillaceous in nature, but have been transformed by a metamorphic reaction and are classed as hone slates, whereas roofing slate is not suitable for honing.

    It will be interesting to see whether this one performs well as a hone!

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    Is that box for the hone. Can you show it more together?
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    It seems that the company does not produce a stone specifically for honing purposes, so given that both sides are unlapped, I reckon it is a sampler from the Nor-Carla sawn flooring stone range:

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    Still waiting for you to try it out, Suile! You never know, it might have possibilities! The company appear to offer "Arkansas Flagstone" too, but whether that is the novaculite we all know is not certain, plus it is sold as undressed pieces and would be a real pain to reduce to hone dimensions.

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