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Seneca Stone Finish Stone info
I got this stone in the other day. It looks like a Thurigian in color, Dark Green and composition, 8x 113/16 inches. See photo next to the Thurigian.
On the back is stamped in a purplish ink the following.
SENECA STONE
This stone has a very fine, sharp and even grit.
For sharpening all kinds of edge tools it will be
found superior to any stone on the market.
USE WITH WATER OR LIGHT OIL
THE AMERICAN CLEARING STONE CO., N.Y.
The stone was in a worn, homemade wooden box with a piece of leather attached to the top. Both box and stone were dirty but not oily, I suspect it was used with water. The stone cleaned up with Simple Green and water and the label was preserved with judicious cleaning with a Scotch Bite pad. The stone was well used and had a worn well in the middle. It lapped fairly easily with diamond plates finishing on a well-worn, 600 grit plate.
The stone slurries easily much like a Thurigian, except the slurry is thick and somewhat sticky, it does not rinse easily off the stone under running water. The slurry is OD green and has a musty, earthy smell.
I honed a new acquisition, an Ardobo, Solingen, “Barbers Pride” that came out of a collection. The bevel was even and in good shape, this razor may never have been used. I did 80-100 circles, in 10 lap segments, on a heavy slurry then 80-100 X laps on a thinning slurry and finished on water 50 + laps . I compared the grit to a Thurigian, honing the bevel on the Seneca then marking the mid-point on the razor and, honing the toe half with the Thurigian, 15 laps and viewed at 100 magnification. The stria appears very similar to the Thurigian, if not a bit finer.
I re-honed on the Seneca and shaved the razor without stropping. The shave was very crisp and comfortable appearing as keen as off a Thurigian. I am sure stropping will improve the edge even more.
So what is this Seneca Stone? I can find nothing on line.
It does appear to be a fine finisher, and possibly and American Stone, though I will have to hone more razors on it for a thorough evaluation.
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