Thread: Charnley forest stone

I have read some folks using them with slurry (English), with oil (hi_bud_gl), with water (most), and now with water/soap mix. Anyone used their stone with all and can compare the results, as well as how it affected the # of laps needed?

I only used mine with water and with slurry sometimes. I found that I liked doing a slurry and then diluting as I went as Bart would do with a coticule. I shy away from using oil. I just prefer waterstones. I use a credit card sized DMT 325 to generate slurry on stones that I don't have a matching slurry stone for BTW. Works well and I doubt if it leaves any diamond residue on the hone. At least I hope not.

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

Here are some pictures of todays Charnley forest hone find (at least I think it is one) 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 is a barbers hone, 1916 coticule glued combo and the "green" hone.
2nd is a close up of the natural stones.
3rd is the uncut underside of the "green" hone and the BBW side of the 1916 combo.

I tried hard to forget this name during the past week.

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 yet.

As you can see though, I have been busy with the wet'n'dry paper...

Originally Posted by littlesilverbladefromwale

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 yet.

As you can see though, I have been busy with the wet'n'dry paper...

It doesn't look like a CF to me but I'm not an expert either.

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 Charnley? A Cutlers Green hone !!!!!!??????????? Naaahhh!?
Or could it be a yellow/green Escher........

I know from getting one from hi_bud that the photos don't always accurately show the true color of the stones. I don't see any of that different coloring going through the stone. On some of them it is subtle and on others more pronounced. Does it have varying shades running through it ? One way or the other of course it could be a CF. If it turns out to be the coveted and legendary Turkey stone then you are in luck.

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 red/red-purple.. there is a also a couple of little black specs.
When dry, the top and underside are medium dark olive green with lighter speckles here and there.
I thought Turkey oil stone was brownie red....!?