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I don't know what this black stone is, seller said "vintage Thuringan", that could indicate it's not one of the Welsh Thuringans, how can I tell?

Edit: The seller apparently got some rocks from...

Testing done of the AJs!
At least some testing, it will take a while to learn them thoroughly.
I'm still a little confused about their names, I'll call them Purple, Black and Green.

The Purple;...

Hmm, but it would still be good for reference?

I even didn't want to read to much before I'd tried them for my self, I got a pretty good idea want I want from a hone.
They don't seem bad in any way, the more I play around with them the better...

I no nothing about them... reading up on them now.
Any links about them that's good?

Will write more about what I think about them tomorrow!

Playing around with them right now, some stones, steel and whisky!
Found the purple one to be a little scratchy, the big black one needs a little slurry but then it gives good results.
The 330mate...

Better photo of the kanji, I think it's from 330mate but still... silky smooth, fine grit and no inclusions!
Never tried a small Jnat that could easily be held in hand before, I like it!

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I had that in my mind when I bought them but "needed" some more hones to try.
Some of these will probably end up in my fathers woodworking shop, they are all good stones maybe not as finishers of...

Some quick pics;

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Sellers info was, from left: LM slate, Yellow/Green Nakayama Slate, Green probably cuttlers green, probably vintage Thurigian

Well that's overkill for my "photo sessions", but to put something like HNSB suggested in the picture would at least let others see the difference.

Now time to unpack new hones...

Found a friend who have some "grey cards", but now I'm confused.
He said the 18 % gray is for the printing industry, for calibrating my photos I should use a 12 % grey card...
But then I think any...

I've been thinking of some standardized color but then we should all agree on one, is there any?
Do Wilson Art ship to Sweden?

My photo skills are not that good, even tho I've been using IR, UV...

Well I haven't got a clue on the cream stone, the "maybe DB" is not porous at all.

Dalmore blue, that could be it!
It was bought together with an old razor and said to be a "razor hone", it got this strange feeling to it, not super fine but still feels coarser than it is, like a...

Unknown black rock!

The long one, black, harder than the Escher and not as fine but still o good finisher, some lines in it but they're nontoxic.
Slurry on all the gray/black rocks here and above...

Another one!

Really hard, a pita to lap, sort of cream colored with a hint of pink in it, some pores, with diamond made slurry it cuts like a 1K, without it's like 6K.

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Bigger;...

Paddle stone!

It's very fine, haven't used it much, will try it someday.

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Big pics; imgur: the simple image sharer

Anyone know what this and the above are?

Some more small unknowns and my trusty Coticule, old, hard, won't slurry by it self and a natural combo, nice!
The one on the left is the finer of them but no way close to the stones above.
The...

It must be the photo/screens that gives any other color than grey, it's pure battleship gray with some faint streaks of lighter gray.
Have tried it on 4 razors now and it's gives a finer edge than...

I took it to the Naniwa Ohmura 220 to get it cleaned up, you really have to watch your finger on that one...
Then DMT 220 and 325 to make sure it's dead flat and at last rubbing against another...

I forgot, size is around 18 x 3 x 2 cm and it was $11 incl freight.

I've got another unknown in the mail today, it cleaned up nicely and the ERN razor love it, it is as fine as my confirmed y/g Escher.
Some pics;

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I've got more stones...