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The guy I bought both stones from had no clue about them. Said he got them at an auction near Bloomington Indiana. There is a lot of slate in Indiana & also shale. There is a lot of coal mined there...

No guess where it came from. It was bought at a flea market in Indiana from the same place I got my hindostan hone. Think I paid around $5.00 for it. To be honest I had misplaced it for a couple of...

I like options & the Shapton will be another option. I have a Coti that is a good stone also. I am thinking of starting to do some razor honing & fine knife sharpening in the near future. I have a...

A interesting thing I found when adding Ballistol to Smith's is that the Ballistol made the Smith's turn white showing the Smith's has water in it.
It's crazy how good of a product Ballistol is for...

My slate is very hard and does not seem to absorb anything. I flattened it yesterday & my oh my what a smooth edge on a 5/8" Torrey 1/2 hollow with barbers notch. This seems to be a earlier Torrey....

I also use Smith's with just a little Ballistol added.:beer1:

I have a very nice slate I have had for a while. I got it at the same time I got my Hindostan over in Indiana. What do you all recommend as a lube?



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