Thread: More hones to ID.

Perhaps I was not clear enough. Inclusion which mess with the grit (meaning make hone inconsistent throughout its honing surface) If they are finer and softer than the hone itself that is not that big problem. However when it becomes problem is when they are of lower grit or harder than hone itself. Their "toxicity " comes to play when they mess up (spoil) the work you trying to do for example make deep scratches, rip your edge. This often can be sand inclusions and others.

Nice a charney forest hone is the Green one with the red lines.
I only have two Cfs.

Originally Posted by adrspach

Perhaps I was not clear enough. Inclusion which mess with the grit (meaning make hone inconsistent throughout its honing surface) If they are finer and softer than the hone itself that is not that big problem. However when it becomes problem is when they are of lower grit or harder than hone itself. Their "toxicity " comes to play when they mess up (spoil) the work you trying to do for example make deep scratches, rip your edge. This often can be sand inclusions and others.

adrspach, I get what you mean now. I checked the inclusion by running a sharpened point of an awl back and forth over the inclusion to see if the point caught or dug in. I did this along the length of the inclusion and I was pleased the point ran over it without stalling.
I checked over the hone and found a small quartz anomaly on the side in about the middle, well away from the honing faces.

Thank you for making us aware of this problem!

Originally Posted by Stoned

adrspach, I get what you mean now. I checked the inclusion by running a sharpened point of an awl back and forth over the inclusion to see if the point caught or dug in. I did this along the length of the inclusion and I was pleased the point ran over it without stalling.
I checked over the hone and found a small quartz anomaly on the side in about the middle, well away from the honing faces.

Thank you for making us aware of this problem!

Then you know that this stone contain toxic lines, hopefully it takes forever for them to appear on the honing surface.
I've got a small carbide tipped tool I use to remove toxic lines and particles it they rear their ugly head om any of my jnats.

where do you find flea markets that have this kind of stuff?

Originally Posted by saitou

where do you find flea markets that have this kind of stuff?

saitou, here we call them weekend markets, school fund raisers etc, that sell everything from fruit and veg to preloved clothing to old tools and anything between.
I have picked up a coticule/bbw, turkey hone, india hones, washita and arkansas hones, a Hindostan, a E&Co hone (which I sold for peanuts on ebay), different norton branded hones etc etc.
I dont always find something worth buying but thats luck.

I'm sure you have similar markets in Melbourne, you just have to get up early to beat the so-called "dealers" who buy to sell at their stall or on ebay. Good luck for next weekend