Thread: French Hones

I agree with hatzicho, after seeing the Guillaume photos I do not think it is La Lune or Special stone. PrinceVlads stone looks similar to a variety of what has been referred to as Vosgienne type stone IMO.
Mike







Vosges stone

Wasn't the name Vosgienne coined for the purple Special Stones and la Lunes? At least that's how I remembered it.

You could be right about that Piet, sometimes I forget now…. I believe the term was first coined by Oldengarde. They are however, different than the Special Stones and La Lunes.
Mike

Mike (MODINE) i was always under the impression that a Vosgiennes Stone was more like a reddish color with a somewhat purple slurry, the one you have pictured looks greenish to me with white slurry?

Here are a few more comparison pics in sunlight and artificial light. These are different than the labeled Special stones or La lunes. Like most naturals they vary in size, performance characteristics and quality. While the mining location may be unknown, these came from Europe.
Mike







artificial light

Posted some pictures here http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...e-hone-id.html
a while ago, where you can see the color differences.

another addition to make more confusion...this one is on the way to me, i am quite shure that this one is a purple one....
Interesting is that it also say like named on the Fox Hone "The Best (Hone) in the World" can be used with water and oil...
....haha and ist says "GERMAN MAKE"...size is like the most smal hones in wooden cases (E&Co. Celebrated German Water Hone, The Celebrated Water Razor Hone) 5 x 1inch