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I finally got around to really putting this stone through it's paces. Put the Gold Dollar away and took out a Germania Cutlery Works razor that was shaving fine (previously honed on a coticule)....

Last time I played with this I neglected to upload this side picture of the saw marks. The cross-hatch pattern is kinda interesting, and I believe I've seen this on other examples of Yellow Lake...

Considering the erratic nature of it it just looks like the handiwork of a kid scratching a stone rather than someone intent on sharpening anything. Though at one end there's about a half inch groove...

I'm going to opt to continue believing my little scamp narrative. Partly because it brings back fond memories of mischievous things I did as a kid, partly because if those gouges were made by darts I...

That's a good question...and one I don't have a ready answer for. I like the results I got polishing the stuffing out of my other slates. But the back side of them that I use with slurry still has...

I mentioned somewhere a while back that someone turned me onto a Yellow Lake stone. Indications are it's from after Mr. Salmen sold the mine, but same stone from the same quarry. Authentic Yellow...