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I got the second Welsh slate today. This one looks quite a bit different than the other.
The first one has an erratic stripe pattern on the surface. This one is flat gray.

I didn't spend a whole...

After testing Rod's stone at the MN meet, I ordered two for myself.
The first arrived yesterday.

My observations:
Lapped on the DMT 325 it had some surface scratches. Lapping on the Naniwa SS...

Based solely on scratch pattern, and arm hair testing - it's noticeably better, but not a quantum leap.

JMO...

He says in the ads something along the lines that "that's what people are calling them - not my words".
I think he calls it a Welsh slate or something.

You ought to try Google image search for both wet bbw and dry bbw to compare the differences.

Rod had the three stone set - dragon's tongue, llynn melynallin (or whatever), and welsh thuringian. The llyn mellanyllan (or whatever) is a fine stone, and would make a great finisher. The welsh...

If it's from AJsomethinorother it's the real deal.

rodb had one at the MN meet last weekend. I spent a little bit of time playing with it, and looking at the scratch pattern under the microscope....