Thread: Charnley forest stone

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....!?

I really don't know what a Turkey stone looks like. If it has the purple and the black specks as well as being a greenish color it probably is a Charnley.

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