Thread: Stone identification...

Hello...
Can someone, please, identify this stone...








It is very old, I got it from my GF's father...
His grandfather used to hone his razor with it...
It looks like natural stone because I can see it's structure and it doesn't look homogeneous like my synthetic hones...
It is very small, it measures just 5" x 0,9" x 0,3"...
It feels way finer than mine 6k hone, IMHO it could be around 10k...
It also produced a black slurry when it was lapped...
I tried to hone my razor with it and got very nice and sharp shaving edge, without the need to polish it on CrOx...

What could this mysterious stone be?

Perhaps you have yourself a vintage Thuringian hone??? At first it looked kind of like a belgian blue, but it wouldn't make a black slurry... Is the slurry dark black, or is it more of a deep purple?

Even if you don't know what it is, it sounds like it does a wonderful job on your razors, and isn't that what it's all about?

Dave

Looks like an Escher type hone to me!

The slurry is black as night (without the street lights)...
Yes, it really is all about getting a smooth edge...
But you know that feeling, when you know that you got something priceless as a gift?

That's a bada$$ looking hone. If you have any woodworking skills (or woodworker friends) you should get a custom box made entirely out of ebony. That would look incredibly awesome.

Well, I was thinking about it...
My father was woodworker and I have a lot of tools at home...
And some skills too...
I was thinking of mahogany or maybe oak, just for contrast...
If I make it, I'll certainly upload pics...

I'm sure any nicely made box will enhance the appearance even more. I just can't stop thinking about a Stealth Bomber Hone.

My guess is that it's a slate stone of some form. The important thing is that it works, so, cool.

Chris L

Sounds like a slate stone to me. Especially if it slurries easily.

My guess would be slate too, the slurry color says it all. The size is deceiving, because a lot of vintage thuris were made in this size, but I have never seen a thuri/escher with black slurry.