Got this on Facebook marketplace with a couple of old beat up razors and another stone. A little 1x3 5/8 translucent stone.
Thats a cute stone Rick! JK!Got this on Facebook marketplace with a couple of old beat up razors and another stone. A little 1x3 5/8 translucent stone. View attachment 1298424View attachment 1298425View attachment 1298426
Nice little haul! What is the handled contraption if I may ask?Just found this nice 8”X2-1/2”x3/4” soft Arkie today. It was really gunked up. But a bath in Dawn and a good lapping on glass with some 320 loose grit. I found a decent stone. It was a bit more than I wanted to pay. I could only get him to take $10.
Along with a couple of other treasures.
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That is a tool post holder for a lathe. I actually picked up an old South Bend 9” lathe a few months back. I just finished rehabbing it. It is the perfect fit for my lathe. Got it for a song. So stoked.Nice little haul! What is the handled contraption if I may ask?
Thank you, I knew it looked familiar! I ony have a wood lathe.That is a tool post holder for a lathe. I actually picked up an old South Bend 9” lathe a few months back. I just finished rehabbing it. It is the perfect fit for my lathe. Got it for a song. So stoked.
My first wild find and my first trans. I’d appreciate if anyone could shed some light on the age. The stone came in a very nice wood box. It sits snug in the box but appears to have never been glued. Not sure if the box is an aftermarket addition. Both sides seem to be lapped and I get fairly strong stiction to my granite surface plate from the top. It looks like this little 6x2x0.75” chunk of novaculite may have some potential. SG is almost identical to my black ark from Dan’s.
The seller threw in an old vintage chisel made of Sheffield steel. The handle is shot but the blade looks alright. This will definitely be a burnishing upgrade from my kitchen knives.
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I don't know but i ordered one very similar to that 4x2 norton translucent. Looks like an amazing stone, can't wait to try it out. Beautiful.Surprisingly the above arrived today. Here's the little old Norton Hard/translucent, in really good shape. It's an HB24 - 4x2x1/2". Anyone know if I'm correct in guessing this would be sometime around the 1940s...?
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As far as I know, this type of label is from 1935-1949 period.Surprisingly the above arrived today. Here's the little old Norton Hard/translucent, in really good shape. It's an HB24 - 4x2x1/2". Anyone know if I'm correct in guessing this would be sometime around the 1940s...?
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I got one of these on the way, i look forward to using it. I got an old smiths hard not too long ago, it's a 4x2 and one of my favorite stones. It's kinda brownish, leopard patterned, craziest thing I've seen. Sg 2.58 (if i measured right) it cuts fast with pressure, faster than any hard ark ive seen but it will put an immaculate edge on my razors(especially the older steels). I barely use my 6x2 smiths semi translucent(looks like dans true hard) but maybe because it's glued on the lower half of the box. I think the 4x2 non translucent "hard" polishes waaaaayyy better.Surprisingly the above arrived today. Here's the little old Norton Hard/translucent, in really good shape. It's an HB24 - 4x2x1/2". Anyone know if I'm correct in guessing this would be sometime around the 1940s...?
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As far as I know, this type of label is from 1935-1949 period.
I got one of these on the way, i look forward to using it. I got an old smiths hard not too long ago, it's a 4x2 and one of my favorite stones. It's kinda brownish, leopard patterned, craziest thing I've seen. Sg 2.58 (if i measured right) it cuts fast with pressure, faster than any hard ark ive seen but it will put an immaculate edge on my razors(especially the older steels). I barely use my 6x2 smiths semi translucent(looks like dans true hard) but maybe because it's glued on the lower half of the box. I think the 4x2 non translucent "hard" polishes waaaaayyy better.
i don't think mone had ever been used, or not with oil as well. Box and everything was pristine. I wonder if someone's got a big lot of unused ones they scored and are selling one by one. I used to finish on a 1x3 translucent but ive jumped to a 4x2 hard(that looks like a soft) and i think i kinda enjoy using a 4 x 2 to finish. It makes me pay attention and my edges benefit from it immensely.Ah nice! Keen to hear your thoughts when you get it.
Turned out mine had basically almost never been used; no oil anywhere on the stone, label or tissue paper inside, and the surface is very fresh. It definitely cuts quick atm, but I'm assuming it'll bed in a bit.
I rather like it tbh, it's certainly cute! Freehand kitchen knife sharpening on translucents can be a somewhat tricksy, and this would be about the smallest I could get away with I think. (Though I only have a couple and they're both old Nortons, so no experience with other brands).
Here's the one i got coming.As far as I know, this type of label is from 1935-1949 period.
I had my eye on that one too. Looks like a winner.Here's the one i got coming. View attachment 1301470View attachment 1301471View attachment 1301472View attachment 1301473
was a 6 in norton jeweler's stone (hs26 i think) that i would have loved to really fight over. Went for $131, it was beautiful but newer.I had my eye on that one too. Looks like a winner.