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The gray side is nothing like any stone I have ever seen for honing. I figured it was slate but since I have never seen a blue before I was not sure. Now I am sure it is slate. I really to...

Thanks JimmyHad The slate is identical to the slurry I got that helps out a bunch. I am going to try and touch up my dovo tonight on the yellow. Give it a go and see what happens:D

It is hard to take slurry pics. This is about the best I could do.

Well I lapped the dark side of the stone and the slurry was a light milky gray color. It was not purple or blue:( I just don't think it is a bbw oh well if not at least I got a nice yellow now.:D

You nailed it My family name is Dutch in origin. My father was born in Reims but the family is actually from Belgium. Thank you very much that is amazing research. I am not sure where in Belgium I...

Thanks everyone for all the help. I talked more to my mother about the stone and she thinks my dad brought it with him when they migrated to the states in 1960. So if that's the case it came from...

Ok I scrubbed the hell out of it with soap and water (a little cleaner but not much). I then went on to the oven cleaner, not much luck. I did lap it with sand paper from 320 to 1500 grit through 2...

Thanks everyone I am looking forward to cleaning it up some. Never would have guessed I would have something like that laying around. :D

what is the best way to clean it? The stone was my fathers who passed away in 1992. He moved to the US in 1960 from France. I called my mother and she remembered the stone but could not remember...

I know its just a picture but can anyone tell what this is its small 4x2 and glued to a piece of slate :thinking: it is kinda yellowish white.