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Here is my latest purchase, I asked the seller to describe the surface texture they came back with " one side is very smooth, the other is extremely fine like silky smooth" after a couple more questions I made an offer.
The dark side also looks to have blue specks, and I'm pretty convinced its a glued Coti combo.
What do ya think? I may have just bought a big chisel hone. lol
Eric.
I never guess right on these things but I do look around at the banter. I found this until you get some replies.http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...oti-combo.html
Main upside is it comes from a smoke free Home:)
it looks a lot like my old Norton oil stone...not saying it is, but it looks similar
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Looks like a manmade sharpening stone to me, but you never know! Did you ask if it smells like oil?
I know there is a chance of it being an India combo, ill be dissapointed if it is but it was a calculated risk. I didnt ask if it smelled like oil, to me it looked to clean to have been oiled (suppose it could be unused)
Does anyone else see the blue speckles on the dark side?
Eric.
I agree with Martin103 and jpcwon.
Kinda looks like the norton indias to me.
Would anyone describe their India oilstone as extremely fine or almost silky smooth?
No and you know what's funny? I bought mine thinking I was getting a good deal (10 bucks) on a fine razor hone (it was sight unseen)...come to find out this hone is more for chisels and the like...Oh well...I ended up giving it to my brother who has a set of throwing knives; maybe he'll get some use out of it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by epd
It's a dead ringer for a Norton India , and I would bet that's exactly what it is . Check out the price for a new one , and have something handy to wipe up your tears :D .
Eric whenever im bidding on a stone on the ebay i fire a PM to Nate with the link.
Yep, looks like man made stone to me also..
You guys are killing me here! LOL
I just emailed the seller, the response I got was "my husband is a glass man by trade, he says the yellow is as smooth as glass"
I was interested in something that seller had. I asked a question and she was honest about it. (didn't know a thing) I didn't buy because my gut told me not to. I hope it turns out to be what your looking for !
When I read these edge of the seat post I always wonder what the best way out would be if it were me. Like.. dear seller,,,,,Does that thing smell like oil ? Oh it does ? well the price you have it set at makes it look like a natural stone can we just call this an OOppps and forget the whole thing. I am not going to be happy with this.
What does that do to buyer rating and who cares really ?
nobody would describe a indian oil stone as smooth as glass. Looks can be decieving so heres hoping we are wrong.
No Wammies, Big bucks.
So I email the seller once more, asking for some better quality pics of the stone.
They come back with "here are some better pics of the oilstone (first mention of oilstone), also it says India stone on the side"
They also said "if this isn't exactly what you are looking for we will relist it no problem"
This concludes my eBay hone buying forever. lesson learned, thanks everyone.
I've got a feeling they were fishing for a sucker like me, "silky smooth" India oilstone... I'm glad you all were here to help out, thanks again.
Eric.
Well actually that worked out pretty good for you! your lucky that seller is relisting the item.
In my opinion you are right, they were waiting for someone like you, who may think this "vintage stone" is worth more than 10$. I bet they did a 2 minute search on "india oilstone", and found out it is not worth than a few pennies. In the end you were lucky that you asked the people here in time, you avoided a bad buy :)
I use a coticule for my chisels...
Surely vintage India Oilstones are worth more than $10. Just not for people who want to hone razors. I don't think the seller thought it was worth it to spend more time taking pics and describing it better. However you occasionly see this with e.g. Eschers as well, just one lousy pic.
The yellow is as smooth as glass remark is kind of funny. I wouldn't describe even my finest hone as smooth as glass but when you're comparing to 100 grit or a street tile a 1k may already feel as smooth as glass. That's why I never ask ebay sellers about the finess of their hones, I wouldn't know how to interpret their answers.
When a seller is offered a BIN he may get the better end of the deal but usually he will get the worse end and miss out on a lot of money. So I'm somewhat surprised he let you cancel the deal :D Very nice of him and good for you!
Seems that not only did you escape from a bad buy, but the seller updated their auction to be more accurate.
Vintage Norton Bear Oilstone 1b8 EUC | eBay
Win/win
