Can you figure what colour or stone this is?

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03-04-2013, 04:44 AM
Samuel

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Can you figure what colour or stone this is?

I found this stone in a homebuilt box today for $14. Underneath all the oil I felt there was a pretty decent stone. It reminded me a lot of one of the Eschers I have. So I took it home, broke it out of the box (I have not reverence and it was ugly). This is what I found. 1x1.75"x 8.25"light yellow brown. Its non-porous and has an interesting fault line through it.

Any ideas as to what type of stone it is?Attachment 123134
03-04-2013, 08:40 AM
Frameback

How did that one remind you of a Escher? Looks like a Arkansas washita
03-04-2013, 09:18 AM
eleblu05

ark or india stone
03-04-2013, 04:03 PM
Samuel

I have a yellow Escher that has a very similar grain structure. I haven't seen Arkansas in person before so I have no reference.
03-04-2013, 04:48 PM
Johnus

Norton India on top.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000XK...mw_dp_img?is=l
03-04-2013, 05:50 PM
Samuel

Oil stones absorb the oil don't they? This is a non-absorbant stone.
03-04-2013, 07:05 PM
adrspach

Can you say what the stone smells of? I just hope that we are all wrong otherwise I would question your other Escher too.
03-04-2013, 08:26 PM
Proinsias

I think oil stone just means a stone used with oil. My translucent Arkansas stone is frighteningly hard and not porous as far as I can tell.

Washita was my first thought too but my experience with those stones doesn't go beyond "Guess the Hone" threads on here.
03-05-2013, 01:42 AM
Suile

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Originally Posted by Samuel

I found this stone in a homebuilt box today for $14. Underneath all the oil I felt there was a pretty decent stone. It reminded me a lot of one of the Eschers I have. So I took it home, broke it out of the box (I have not reverence and it was ugly). This is what I found. 1x1.75"x 8.25"light yellow brown. Its non-porous and has an interesting fault line through it.

Any ideas as to what type of stone it is?Attachment 123134

It is clearly a vintage washita.
03-05-2013, 02:10 AM
regularjoe

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I have a yellow Escher that has a very similar grain structure. I haven't seen Arkansas in person before so I have no reference.

Do you mind posting a picture of your Escher that has a similar grain structure?

This stone is a Washita Arkansas stone. A very excellent stone in it's own right, but much too slow and coarse of grit for efficient use with straight razors.
03-05-2013, 06:17 AM
Samuel

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Originally Posted by regularjoe

Do you mind posting a picture of your Escher that has a similar grain structure?

This stone is a Washita Arkansas stone. A very excellent stone in it's own right, but much too slow and coarse of grit for efficient use with straight razors.

Well my Escher came in the box and fits the colour profile quite well. This stone is extremely hard, has little wear and I would say it's quite fine. I will post a picture in the morning.
03-05-2013, 09:25 AM
eleblu05

the size of the stone is what threw me off if it was a 8x2 then i would have bet the house that it was an india stone. but it could be an ark from the size you gave, as to what ark i would say a hard ark i have seen a few older oil stained arks with that yellowish color. i dont believe its an washita they have a mixed colors of red purple white grey, i have a few i would like to see better pic's if you want a better I.D some in sun light and some indoors.
03-05-2013, 10:53 AM
Traskrom

To give an answer about the color, you have to make sure that colors on the picture are correct. Are they? BTW phone is not the best tool to make a picture anyway.

I vote for Washita also.
03-05-2013, 11:13 AM
Neil Miller

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Originally Posted by Traskrom

To give an answer about the color, you have to make sure that colors on the picture are correct. Are they? BTW phone is not the best tool to make a picture anyway.

I vote for Washita also.

The first thing that leapt out at me when I saw the photo was the orange/yellow colour cast. Not much point in making a guess really if the colours are wrong and the picture is blurry. Even 'hard' and 'soft' in terms of hone stones is pretty misleading without reference to something known.

Regards,
Neil
03-10-2013, 10:30 AM
Samuel

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Originally Posted by Traskrom

To give an answer about the color, you have to make sure that colors on the picture are correct. Are they? BTW phone is not the best tool to make a picture anyway.

I vote for Washita also.

Unfortunately phone is all I can offer
03-10-2013, 10:32 AM
Samuel

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the size of the stone is what threw me off if it was a 8x2 then i would have bet the house that it was an india stone. but it could be an ark from the size you gave, as to what ark i would say a hard ark i have seen a few older oil staineAttachment 123755d arks with that yellowish color. i dont believe its an washita they have a mixed colors of red purple white grey, i have a few i would like to see better pic's if you want a better I.D some in sun light and some indoors.

Here is a daylight photo. We finally got some sun.
03-10-2013, 10:33 AM
Samuel

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And here.
03-11-2013, 08:54 PM
Traskrom

It still looks like washita to me.