what type of hone is this
alright. so i took a chance on an ebay listing. i was hoping that it might be a yellow coticule or even a yellow/green escher. when i got it i had to clean it up a bit. it was a tad concave from use which i flattened out. besides that the edges are nice, no chips anywhere.
the folks with coticules, is there any way to tell what type of stone it is. any dead give aways that would help?
stone is 6x2 1/4. light yellow/creamish tan. has a couple of inclusions on it but none on the top surface. these inclusions are darker brown in colour and are seen on the sides of the stone. small specs, maybe 1/2 the size of a piece of rice or less. one side has about 4/5 of them and the other side 2. the bottom surface has a larger kinda half inclusion which would be the same brownish colour but its almost mixed into the normal colour of the stone. its not "solid" looking more of a swirlish.
to the touch, the grit feels more smooth then my 8k norton but less smooth then my chinesse 12k.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image.../coticule1.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image.../coticule3.jpg
http://straightrazorpalace.com/image.../coticule2.jpg
thanks,
~J