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Hi, it is almost the same as Olivias, maybe a tiny bit coarser.
When I held the stone side-by-side with Olivias, you could see they were related:p

Nice finds. That one looks like Olivias.

Or farms ! :thinking: ?
There are/were a number of nurseries (as in horticulture not children) around this area. They would have had huge greenhouses...

Window caulk?? Is that the same as putty? for holding in the glass:eek:

Could that explain the original use? What sharp blade would a Glazier (spelling?) be sharpening all the...

Hey hey, glad you like it. I was surprised how well it worked on razors that IMO were as sharp as I'd ever want already. Not a bad stone at all.
I have tried the one I kept, thank God it does work...

:) I have heard there are some rather good German hones!:)

I wish some of us/you rock hounds lived a bit closer, I could get you to test drive it.
Thanks again Jim.

There is some swirling on the top/lapped surface, not very heavily though, and can't really be seen when dry. The slurry is milky. The sides are plain olive green, there are two tiny areas of...

Hi Jim, What could it be then? It isn't as bright and greenie yellowie in person. When you see it next to the other CF you can kind of see it is a relative.. I wonder what it could be if it's not a...

Is anyone able to confirm from the photographs that this second hone looks little a Charnley forest? I may be able to find these hones but I am no hone expert:)

I haven't run a razor over this one...

Here are some pictures of todays Charnley forest hone find (at least I think it is one:thinking:) It is 8.5 inches x 1.5 and a bit inches. Came in a box that was cut to fit this stone.
1st picture...

I'll have to look out for a bigger stone and chop this one up for Chanagura:) stones.

I don't think they are that rare in the UK. :gl:

Hi, I don't think it's 30k or whatever CrO2 is, but it is finer than any other natural stone I have(DT,WoA,Coticule).
It is quite slow, but, if it's used in progression, it's quick enough.
If I...

Ok The Shave
razor -- Taylor Eye Witness 6/8+ Round Point Bi-Concave.
Big Cheap pure badger brush.
Soap -- Ingrams Shave Cream.
Prep -- I lathered my face with said creme and brush:)
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Laped the hone with 120, 240 then 600 grit w'n'd. Took quite a while.
The surface now looks a bit more polished than my coticules.
It is also very slightly lighter in colour than before, Probably...

Yes, I suppose they didn't have some guy a 1000 miles away knocking out cheap blades for next to nothing back in the day. Their tools were valued and used untill there wasn't enough left of them to...

:) he must have been one patient man then?
Mmmm thinking about it , large glass of whisky, warm summer evening, birds twittering in the trees, lots of slurry, favourite set of chisles, should see...

Cheers Jim. I don't know how on earth they managed to cause the amount of wear to the underside of such a hard stone. I can only guess that they had a particular tool that needed to be very sharp and...

I have removed this hone from it's box. It wasn't glued in, but stuck from dirt. I think the hone was 'much loved' as the underside was once the honing surface, but it had become so dished the...

Hi, because of the credit crunch I have been relegated to buying razor stuff at car boot sales. Sometimes, I'm glad. This is just such a time.
Is this a Charnley Forest hone? It's green, very hard...

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Yes,Yes, Yes :tu