Quote Originally Posted by ChrisL View Post
My 150-200 year old vintage stamped natural combo. Rob passed the email pics around to others at the mine and they all thought it very impressive. The stamp, barely visible says CHOICE HONE.
Chris, I am so glad that you had the sense not to lap that stone to perfectly flat. The point at which you stopped was perfect--it reached an edge, to allow the stone to be usable, but left enough of the stone's "patina" to frame it nicely. That's a beautiful stone and you treated it well!