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"Look what I found"
Two mystery rescue stones from the markets. First is a 10x2x1 slate. Seems to be typical slate with all the edges chamfered. Nice saw marked all around and have a feeling of fine grit
Not a Llyn Idwall?The second is much more interesting. Measures in at 9 x 2 1/8 x 1. A hard stone that has some characteristics of Novaculite. I lapped and was given a smooth, polished surface. Has no translucency and when tapped with metal, I get e thud, not a high pitch ring. Taking for a test drive using oil, a mellow, glasslike, low grit feel under the blade. Don’t know what it is but I like this rock. Last two pictures moistened to get colors to pop
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Wow. Extremely curious as to how this works. Is this for razors? Let we know.I posted this item a few years ago, thought it was odd to find a Brazilian hone at the flea markets of Florida. Over the weekend I found a user manual for the “Paraguassu” from the Brazilian Abrasive Industries made with Carbonados. At first thought it was a marketing gimmick but researching Carbonados, there is such a thing. Carbonado Diamonds from Brazil with some interesting hypotheses for origin. My first hone that’s out of this world
Carbonado - Wikipedia
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Not a Llyn Idwall?
Wow. Extremely curious as to how this works. Is this for razors? Let we know.
That was pretty high on my list of possibilities also and fits in pretty well with the fact it came from the New Englandish area!Looks like what most call a Vermont green slate to me.
Looks like what most call a Vermont green slate to me.
Yes that does look like Vermont Green slate
Thank you, im calling it my motley green likely vermont slate now. Which im happy with as I had conceridered buying one off of griffs in the past. I spent some more time with it recently, it is just hilariously slow when used without slurry, but slurry seems to dull the edge a bit? I probally have just lapped/polished it too much. It is my largest stone and easy to use but Id estimate it to be atleast 3 times slower than my well used Dan's Black Arkansas 8" which I thought was slow. It does seem to continually improve the edge under magnification and shaving off of it is very "safe-comfortable" but I think Ive been spoiled by my other hones (arkansas, small coticule, thuringian, tiny hard jnat koppa).
I’m not used a Vermont green yet but recently experienced a razor finish on one from Griffin shaving and was blown away by sharpness then smooth but tad on sharp side, removing wow factor as was my first time shaving with CV Heljestrand, I loved the edge, which only got sharper with use, then on 6th shave tamed down to even better smoothness, now on 14th shave with same edge and going strong,
I’m sure Matt, owner is a master honer and his skills also played a roll but im considering buying one from him.
What is your fav edge as I also believe razor steel and the particular finisher and skill / method
I own two amazing jnats, and I believe one of them, is an amazing rock which creates an amazing edge which was wondering can an edge get any better
Then I tried 3 edges from some master honers and wow,,,,
Considering buying Thur or coti but not sure can beat Jnat, also never tried Arkansas as it seems u can obtain sharpness but very slow stone
Your thoughts