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Here some pictures of the stone from the first post loose from its setting. 23897238982389923900
Shape, colour and texture (the latter two admittedly not very clearly visible in the pictures) of the...

Hahaha! I'd wish!

It's just that prior to visiting these bearings the thought never occurred to me that these old grimed hones were fit for razors too. Now that I'm enlightened I finally gave them...

The hone of the original question is indeed a Charnley Forest. After some honing with it, I can say it is marginally harder than other CF's and produces an ever so slightly rougher result (meaning it...

Yes, it was on my watch list (and that of at least one other member). Not bad at all, £83.

It's the same as this one by the way.

Yes this all is very interesting. Thank you all for your thoughts!

I'll try and make some time this weekend to engage in a bit of honing.


Neil, what is (are) your source(s) of all this...

Actually, I think it is! Now you and hi_bus_gl can start competing for my favour. Let me think what I'd like...


Heavens, was that a pig flying past the window?

:roflmao

I'm certain it isn't a coticule. It's too hard, there are no layers visible on the flanks as there are on hard green coticules, and I can find no trace of spessartine.

It does have the particular...

It has the colour of one, it is as hard, but it has a mixed sort of structure I haven't seen before, with inclusions more like certain Arkansas stones - your expertise gentlemen, if you please!
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