Help with stone identification

[silvertnge]

Hey guys!

I got great help last time with identifying a stone I bought a long time ago - turns out it was a thuringen stone.

I got another stone now that I suspect is a thuringen, but Im not sure. It feels just as smooth (maybe a bit smoother) but is definetly harder (I approximated density and found that this one was about 35% denser than my small thuringen.

I bought the stone with some marks on it that I figured would be lapped away but It turned out they are in a layer inside the stone. I figured you guys have seen alot more stones than I have and was hoping for some help.

I attached a couple of pictures here with slurry raised on one of them. It was hard to get a thick slurry as the stone is so hard but I hope it will help, can provide more if needed.

Mandatory "sorry english isnt my first language" here.

 

[David]

That one doesn't look like a thuri to me.

 

[silvertnge]

That one doesn't look like a thuri to me.

What could it be?

 

[David]

What could it be?

I'm not sure TBH. There are many mystery slates out there. @SliceOfLife and @kcb5150 may have a better idea.

 

[kcb5150]

I am not sure. I have had and have some slates like that which are hard and are sort of reminiscent of french stones but idk what they are.

 

[SliceOfLife]

I'll echo kcb. Had one just like that, real similar in feel and looks to a french slate, but with that weird line running through it.

 

[silvertnge]

I am not sure. I have had and have some slates like that which are hard and are sort of reminiscent of french stones but idk what they are.

I'll echo kcb. Had one just like that, real similar in feel and looks to a french slate, but with that weird line running through it.

How did you use it? It doesnt seem to hold any water at all on its surface, is it an oil stone?

Do you happen to know if its a finisher at all? I tried it with water on a edge but it seemed to dull it while the edge got smoother somehow. Maybe I didnt take it far enough, but with water it felt like I was using it wrong.

 

[silvertnge]

Update: I tried honing a razor with oil and the results were very interesting...

The stone seems to cut pretty fast (i expected a slower rate as Ive heard that oilstones are much slower) and so I only went a couple of 20-30 laps with it. The results were a blade that was not too sharp, but really smooth. I felt like I couldnt cut myself unless I made an effort to do so. Maybe I didnt take the edge far enough but i had almost no feedback, or Im just unused to oilstones.

 

[Toro Blanco]

Fine oilstones gives very little feedback. It is all about test,test,test and more testing. In the end it is a great learning experience and some better shaves.