I was out fishing yesterday, walking through woodlands following the river and on my way back I started to notice the lumps of rock and stones in the water. It got me thinking so I started to look about for something which might be made into a hone. I couldn’t find anything worth trying but I found some small smooth black stones, probably slate, nothing I could use though. Most stones around me were coarse and the smooth ones were mostly tiny
But it got me thinking, I live in England, I know nothing about natural stone so when I’m out fishing rivers what types/colours of rock should I look out for which could I take home and flatten to make a good finishing stone? And what geological clues might there be to help me find and identify the stuff? I have a Welsh slate so I know if I saw a piece of that it would be viable but what else is out there?
I find a 10-12k grit quite comfortable on my face but nothing lower and I have no stone cutting tools so obviously would be looking for smaller chunks.
But it got me thinking, I live in England, I know nothing about natural stone so when I’m out fishing rivers what types/colours of rock should I look out for which could I take home and flatten to make a good finishing stone? And what geological clues might there be to help me find and identify the stuff? I have a Welsh slate so I know if I saw a piece of that it would be viable but what else is out there?
I find a 10-12k grit quite comfortable on my face but nothing lower and I have no stone cutting tools so obviously would be looking for smaller chunks.
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