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Uh oh. Did I just release bad mojo into the hone ether? I'm going to go edit that post now

Came in the mail yesterday from the bay. It seemed reasonably priced and I put a fairly high bid in. I was also fairly intoxicated, as I was on vacation with my friends from high school. No regrets...

Thanks guys, I was nervous that it may have been glued because the BBW was gone. It's intriguing because it looks significantly different from my current (1x4ish) bbw and my newer coti. I'm hoping I...

Let me clarify, the stone is 99.999% whole. Just a thin layer of bbw stayed on the bottom of the box. I started out doing cycles in hot water from my tap. There was significant glue on the edges of...

It is probably .5 mm thick at best, I will do that test with the cleaned out bits.

The stone is out, but it was amber colored and gooey. The box is dated 1912, if authentic I think glue would be...

I'm familiar with thermal expansion, many classes in my studies required their use. I'll probably read abunch during my next poop lol.

As far as thermal shock, anything can shatter depending on...

@Utopian; I know you weren't, I've noticed your scientifically oriented mind in the past and I was hoping you'd chime in. I had the same thoughts on the levels of expansion, but figured I would post...

Not wasting stones. Trying to remove one from a box and had a crack pot idea that I'm just trying to discuss and not actually perform.

This was a crack pot idea while researching how to remove a stone that is glued to a box. Removing the stones in these methods has been done by people in the past.

Am I going to actually hone on a...

This idea popped in my head while I was contemplating removing a vintage coticule from its wooden box. I'm planning on keeping it to store the stone (hence no brake cleaner or rubbing alcohol), but...