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If it's a coticule, it's a really nice one and I'm happy.

Actually, when Howard asked me if it was smooth, I looked down and realized I was rubbing it.

The color, feel and smell are so different from my coticule that I think its an Escher like the one in Howard's hone museum. A microscopic examination would be useful if the opportunity presents...

I wrote to Howard at www.theperfectedge.com and he said that it was hard to tell from the pictures but if the stone was greener than the picture and very smooth, it could be a yellow-green Escher....

No, there's nothing bonded to the stone other than the paddle.

Here's the mystery hone next to a coticule.

I bought this hone at a flea market today. It belonged to a barber. It's mounted on a wooden paddle and measures 40 x 175 mm. I lapped it flat except for a bit on the edge which is really dished out....