8x1 3/4. If it hones as good as it looks it should be something else...
Many thanks for the immediate reply, @Wid!
Any idea on the Slurry?
Rescued this from hiding inside a Carborundum box. 7x2 natural beauty. Clipped on two opposing corners. Hard and glassy surface
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That surface looks like a 4x2 I have. Does it feel a bit gritty with only water?
It looks like there’s some Les Lat in there further down.8x1 3/4. If it hones as good as it looks it should be something else...
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That's crazy, it almost looks like su in the stone. I've never seen any coticule like that.The yellow side of my Les Lat. has a weird texture look to it. It’s only in the middle and is smooth to the touch. View attachment 1332244
That's crazy, it almost looks like su in the stone. I've never seen any coticule like that.
I recently got a Torrey multi hone with an "Old Italian Rock".
Thanks, it is really clean and well preserved besides the box. I will experiment with it more and maybe carefully try a slurry dilution progression. My newer mined 2 coticules are so smooth they barely do anything besides polish, while this one really does work. I bet this stone could cut as fast as a 2k synth if you added pressure and slurry. I have to imagine long ago a more abrasive coticule would be wanted for a combo hone and likely was hand picked for this purpose. It might start to mellow out the more I use it though.Those are really nice pieces of coticule!
I've got a newer one that was sold as an axe stone that tells like it's got more abrasives in it but also they're more aggressive kinda like quartz. It's really fast but pretty fine. Can't finish on it, got to jump to something else.Thanks, it is really clean and well preserved besides the box. I will experiment with it more and maybe carefully try a slurry dilution progression. My newer mined 2 coticules are so smooth they barely do anything besides polish, while this one really does work. I bet this stone could cut as fast as a 2k synth if you added pressure and slurry. I have to imagine long ago a more abrasive coticule would be wanted for a combo hone and likely was hand picked for this purpose. It might start to mellow out the more I use it though.
Thanks, it is really clean and well preserved besides the box.
That's a huge stoneI guess my pic didn’t show? Just noticed.
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