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LOL well it seems to be all the rage to pick up the odd rock and try to hone with it lately
been there
done that


this one is sodalite and quartz and it actually hones fairly well

of course...

I'm thinking the harshness was due to incomplete honing on low grit stones

the 4k glass was cutting it, but very slowly and I might have rushed just a little to finish

I'm thinking that if I...

some steel just doesn't like to be shiny Glen

(in case you are reading this and aren't aware, steel tends to blacken after I've handled it)

so how was the shave???

harsh

how did it hone?

well it's a very hard bit of steel

it honed to hair popping sharp in a few minutes, but took a while longer to really coax it along
this is...

Distasteful?

yeah
people don't seem to like patina

sure it's 100 years old, but I like Kentucky Mint :soapbox:
everything has to shine like a new penny


:rant:Well I LIKE OLD !!!! :rant: