Berean Sandstone Hones.

[caleb31]

I thought I would share a stone I received from the Berea area, I was sent this stone as a natural bevel setter option. So far it is very hard and gives up particles that are extremely small. Cut speed reminds me of a much finer synthetic stone though I followed this stone with a slate stone that was heavily slurried to remove the imperfections that occur and are seemingly inherent in sandstone hones. Cheers.
As an aside if you rub it with a DMT and leave the grit on the stone it cuts rather alarmingly fast and coarsely.

 

[Gamma]

Interesting - sounds a bit like an Ohio Blue.

 

[Alum of Potash]

That is interesting. First shoot looks kind of like a Dalmore. How's the absorption rate?

 

[Jayber Crow]

Is that Berea Kentucky? If so it could be related to the Ohio sandstones. Just a SWAG though.

 

[Gamma]

Was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[Jayber Crow]

Well I "googled" Berea sandstone and apparently there is a Berea, Ohio where sandstone was mined.
http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Berea_Sandstone?rec=2859

 

[Alum of Potash]

Wiki Amherst, Ohio as well.

 

[Jayber Crow]

"Sandstone center of the World" I like it. Also the first settler established a grist mill and distillery. I guess whisky is the forerunner of civilization as Mark Twain said.

 

[Dools]

The Berea quarries have been closed for years. The Amherst quarries more recently.

Near Amherst is the Kipton quarry. http://www.kiptonquarry.com/

Kipton is pretty close to me. My father in law knows of some other closed quarries where he swam as a kid.......Got me interested in some hiking.