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Well, Sham has/will have a Turkey oil stone to compare with mine at the get together, so we shall see!

Outside of Olivia's thread, and your comment, I have never heard anything about Greek stones,...

mine is a little thirsty too.

I had tossed around the idea that mine was synthetic as well, but the veins/stripes, and the texture of the gouged out material seem like natural stone.

I dunno,...

here are some further pics of my mystery friend.

Here's the nifty little box it came in, I'm no wood expert, but it's a heavy sum-bitch.
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Here's a pic in natural light only, you can see...

The lighter ones are dry, and the darker pics are damp and full wet, water only no oil.

Are you looking for me to scratch with thumbnail, steel or other?

I know, I know...

Anyhow, this one really has me stumped. It came in a pretty neat carved wood box, is about 7/16" x 8" x2".

At first I thought it was the usual arkansas stone until I cleaned...