Thread: Not even a stone!!

I bought this off eBay thinking I might be getting a pink coticule. I know coticules come from Belgium and this was labeled German. But I really didn't know of any pink razor stones from Germany.

I still don't.

If you are able to read the fine print, it talks about putting a few drops of water on the surface and then rubbing the "slate pencil" over it, then hone.

It isn't stone. and certainly not an X-hone

What it appears to be is a glass plate with a pink label fixed to one side.

Where do I get a slate pencil?

Does this fit in at all with the discussion about using pencil lead as a hone?

I was going to bid for that, but then I thought it had a big crack in it

Originally Posted by ndw76

I was going to bid for that, but then I thought it had a big crack in it

I can barely see it in person. I can't even feel it with my "edge testing thumb". It doesn't seem to be much of anything.

Maybe I could use a No 2 pencil?

huh!
Maybe with "slate pencil" they mean the ones we used to write on a slate board with?
Then they are probably talking about chalk.
You can probably use any kind of honing powder.

I wonder if the slate pencil is only intended to freshen the surface before honing?

Hone with just water for now and tell us the results

Try it, try it, and and you may! Try it and you may I say!
It can't be too enigmatic if it is the only hone that an inexperienced man can use

you could probably get a slurry stone from a Escher and make a real nice glass.... er.. uh... hone.

we've seen these here before BTW

A discussion about using pencil lead as a hone?

Pencil lead contains graphite which would probably make the worst honing media in the world. Its a lubricant and is greasy and the particales or grit would be too small anyway.

Why not just put some motor oil on your hone, same difference.

Did a search and they appear to be pencils used on slates as Olivia says. (BTW what is the latest on the Olivia hone? I can't remember the other name you are using. I'm tellin' ya, your missing out on a catchy name here. Could be the next Escher!). They are available on eBay for $10 each. I found our state historical society sells them for $0.45 each.

Who needs to fix up razors to raise money for Rad. 2,000% profit is what I say!!

I am not sure about using the glass plain. If glass alone would work you guys would have been using that for decades!!

Maybe I could put some Chrome Ox on it.

Maybe I'll do that tonight!

we've seen these here before BTW

Some people who just spent $$$ on a hard Arkansas are just trying to bring me down. I've only slept 3 hours of the last 36 and it's going to take more than that to bring me back to reality!!

I would try it without anything first, just for the heck of it... Maybe it's not just glass?