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I will try to get some better pictures in the next couple days.

According to these documents it was mined in Cayahoga County Ohio which could be a type of blue stone or a berea sandstone. No way to know for sure but it is most definitely a fine grained sandstone...

Yes. The "Lake Superior" stone from Pike is actually mentioned in a few documents from the 1800's by name. It appears right along side other oil stones such as Hindustan, Washita, Arkansas, etc. They...

Well, I am sorry to report that the initial tests have tanked. I was hoping for a stone that was aggressive enough to remove chips but being natural would not leave deep scratches. I didn't find that...

I just got this in the mail today and it seems to be around a 300 grit fine sandstone. Research has brought up little but some old archives (1880-1895) talk about this stone coming from Ohio (despite...