Hone identification question
Hi All,
Just had a big hone score at an estate sale -- and was wondering if any of you with HAD could help me out with identification, grit, etc.
What I know about them: they're about 5x2 inches, and my guess is that they were used to sharpen pen nibs (I made a big score on ink pens, nibs, a few fountain pens, and all sorts of art supplies, too). And that's all I know, other than the thin green one is obviously pretty coarse and came in a little plastic case (obviously a giveaway).
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0004-3.jpg
The front one is greenish black, the middle brown.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0001-5.jpg
Here's a close up of the blackish green one. Sorry it's fuzzy.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0008-2.jpg
Greenish black (front) one again. Seems ceramic or composite?
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0007-2.jpg
Here's the brown one...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0002-5.jpg
and another of the brown...
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...dscf0005-2.jpg
And this guy I got at a different estate sale, in a box of other stuff. It looks like a piece of slate, but by the context, and looks, it seems like it's been used for sharpening.
I'd appreciate any help in identifying them, so I can put them to use (I already have Shaptons, but one can never have enough hones!!)
Many thanks,
cass