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Some more hones purchased from france
I recently bought two hones on the french bay. They come with an old well used Thiers Issard razor and from the pictures I thought both of the stones could be turkey oilstones.
Having the stones in hand now, I am not really shure what they are.
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One is white, marble like and very hard and could be a novaculite. This stone has also been used with oil in the past. The second one is somehow blue green in color. It has some white stains that reminded me on the turkey oilstones at the first look, but it is very different to the turkeys I have. Also I don't think it is novaculite - if so - than a very pure one. The stone is very soft and fine - looks and feels more like a slate, somehow comparable to a thuri. Also the look through a loupe shows the typical slate surface.
The stone has not been used with oil before.
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Any ideas?