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I acquired this hone today from my father. It's in pretty rough shape. I'm not sure what it is or if it can be used on straight razors. I am using my brand new Norstrand #60 flattening stone on it and it's going very slowly.

I was wondering if anyone knows what type of stone it is and is it a good idea to use the type of flattening stone I'm using on it?
 

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I acquired this hone today from my father. It's in pretty rough shape. I'm not sure what it is or if it can be used on straight razors. I am using my brand new Norstrand #60 flattening stone on it and it's going very slowly.

I was wondering if anyone knows what type of stone it is and is it a good idea to use the type of flattening stone I'm using on it?
 

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David

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Can’t tell much, but based on those pics I’d say it’s an India oilstone. Post a few more pics of the sides and surface.
 
This is before I started lapping it.
 

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Legion

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Looks like a synthetic oil stone.

Give it a good squirt with oven cleaner, let it sit, then scrub with a brush and water (use gloves, and do it outside).

Bet it comes out brown/orange colour.
 
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Looks like a med grit Carborundum to me. But yeah - as noted by everyone already - needs to be cleaned to get a better/more reliable ID.
 
Looks like a med grit Carborundum to me. But yeah - as noted by everyone already - needs to be cleaned to get a better/more reliable ID.
I've got it soaking in water now. I hope I didn't mess up/contaminate the brand new lapping stone I got by going to work on it.

Its definitely much more coarse than my Franz Swaty which is all I have to compare it to. Probably great for pocket knives.
 
If it is oil/gunk clogged (looks like it), soaking in water won't have too much effect. Submerging it in a petroleum solvent like Kerosene, is the typical treatment.
Oven cleaner can work too, EZ Off (yellow can) but you should to neutralize the stone in a Baking Soda bath for a long while afterwards.
If that is a carborundum, the work needed to clean it up might not be worth it; they're pretty common and not particularly valuable. If it is a family heirloom, that's another story and any work put into it will be worth it.
 

Legion

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Stop putting it onto your lapping stone until all the oil is removed. Water will do nothing. Oven cleaner stripped the last one I cleaned. Not that it was worth the effort, because it was no use for razors
 
I may be crazy but I think I see Hindostan banding in the picture. Still not a great razor stone, but finer than a carbo/india would be if I'm right.

Like others have said, soak it in simple green or some other degreaser, water won't do much.
 

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