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Almost all for sharpening a straight razor suitable stones are a form of metamorphic clay .
See pages 10-11 for a detailed explanation of Ginding and Honey part 2....

Sorry doorsch,

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With regards, Henk Bos

About this type of whetstone are several stories that are sometimes contradictory, or what also occurs, based on fables. To find the right way will be a problem.
In the area of Vielsalm is a shale...

IMHO I think it's a French stone. Namely the soft variety of la Pyrenees. A part of my new story:

The story goes that an Italian paddler who was passing through the area of the Pyrénées to sell...

The table is made ​​by me yesterday. It includes a selection of my 11 Rouge du Salm / Lorraine stones. There is in addition to the slate coticule a smooth gradient from purple to blue. Also the...

I do hope so... See below Belgian Whetstones page 47

Not from the same layer but pretty close. The layers are now exhausted. Only when Ardennes Coticules dig deeper Lorraine stones may come available again. My stones are from the Burton era. That was...

Hi,

I am currently writing a story about Belgian Natural Whetstones (47 pg). The description of La Dressante au Bleu, the older natural combos of La Dressante Upper Layer, La Veinette, La Petite...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFLCn6ELCo


Carrieres in Vosges:

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Henk

The book - Jacques Perret, in his book "La Pogonotomie" speaks about a "Gres". A Gres is a sandstone!
Il se fait dans les arts mécaniques une grande consommation de maitières minérales pour...

The displayed stones remind me very much of "Rouge du Salm" as the previous owner Joseph Grogna (Burton quarry) the stone called. There was a gray stone he called Loraine. I have some copies of the...

Sorry, I can't find a quarry in the Lorraine region in France or in the Vosgienne region. Is there anyone who knows more? This summer we will go to France and have look.

Regards, Henk