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03-04-2013, 04:44 AM #1Member
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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?
Last edited by Samuel; 03-04-2013 at 05:30 AM. Reason: wrong dimensions
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03-04-2013, 08:40 AM #2Senior Member
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How did that one remind you of a Escher? Looks like a Arkansas washita
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03-04-2013, 09:18 AM #3Senior Member
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ark or india stone
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03-04-2013, 04:03 PM #4Member
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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.
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03-04-2013, 04:48 PM #5Senior Member
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Norton India on top.
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03-04-2013, 05:50 PM #6Member
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Oil stones absorb the oil don't they? This is a non-absorbant stone.
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03-04-2013, 07:05 PM #7Senior Member
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Can you say what the stone smells of? I just hope that we are all wrong otherwise I would question your other Escher too.
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03-04-2013, 08:26 PM #8Senior Member
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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.
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03-05-2013, 01:42 AM #9Orange County N.Y.
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It is clearly a vintage washita.
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?
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03-05-2013, 02:10 AM #10Just a guy with free time.
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Do you mind posting a picture of your Escher that has a similar grain structure?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.
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.
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