Mine has to be wet to see the different hues very well but they look the same to me.I would think yours a faster cutter.
Mystery stone... 1850's UK? Mahogany box?
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Nice looking stone. Thanks for the observation. Some day I'll have the time to actually test the stone enough to determine how fast it cuts. 
Its just another way of getting to the same place I have decided. I guess HAD has worn off for me. Too bad I have 2 jnats on the way.
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I know how you feel. The funniest thing is that I've got thousands of dollars in hones and I can get a fantastic edge off an Arkansas stone I bought for $3 at a flea market.
same, well a barber hone in a $5 mystery pile off ebay lol
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What type of barber hone? My experience with them has been subpar so far. Natural stones just work better for me (still testing modern high grit stones).
Sounds like it's as much work as a translucent Arkansas stone, and those are much cheaper.
In oil, oh so very slow indeed lol, but worth it.
Its a carbo hone. Fantastic edge may be an overstatement but it provides a quick quick touchup thats comfortable quickly with a little lather to slow her down.
Sorry to say you can get perfectly rectangular CFs. Also they can have sides ground not just cut (all of them). This only depends on when and where they were made.
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Why sorry? I just meant that most of the CF's I've seen have had a more "natural" cut to them, which was something that made me think this stone may not be one. I'm pretty sure it is one now, based on the patterning virtually identically matching several other CF's I've seen lately.
Based on its performance, frankly Vintage texts were right imho. It's not any better than a good vintage Arkansas (Haven't found a bad one yet either). Why it costs more seems to be based on rarity, appearance (it DOES look much nicer than Trans/black arkys), and getting the thumbs up from guys like Lynn (He mentioned a year or two ago on his forums that he prefers to finish his own razors on CF's if my memory isn't cloudy). I plan to keep it just because it's a nice, interesting, and pretty stone. But I don't see it getting much use. And if I'm ever desperate for cash, I won't shed too many tears over having to sell it.
Based on its performance, frankly Vintage texts were right imho. It's not any better than a good vintage Arkansas (Haven't found a bad one yet either). Why it costs more seems to be based on rarity, appearance (it DOES look much nicer than Trans/black arkys), and getting the thumbs up from guys like Lynn (He mentioned a year or two ago on his forums that he prefers to finish his own razors on CF's if my memory isn't cloudy). I plan to keep it just because it's a nice, interesting, and pretty stone. But I don't see it getting much use. And if I'm ever desperate for cash, I won't shed too many tears over having to sell it.
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You must be hard man. I am just softy. Unless I have another one to replace it I am not trading. But more often I keep both. Those who were in London know. And new one just arrived
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