Post your local/flea market stone scores. (There's none left. Tim found them all.)

[timwcic]

Some low hanging estate sale fruit this morning. A boxed and labeled Washita and a trans ark pen knife stone. Also a big brick of a Hindostan looking stone. 8 x 2.5 x 1.5 hunk of stone with nice layering. Being photo bombed by a Rubberset 400-4 that followed everything home

 

[Psusocr]

Are these any good ???? They seem like a all in one stop to honing from the directions

 

[timwcic]

Are these any good ???? They seem like a all in one stop to honing from the directions

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What you have is a barber hone. Some are good and some are not. Only way to tell is to give it a go. B-hones are used to do a quick touch up. They are not a one all-does all. Give it a test drive

 

[David]

Some low hanging estate sale fruit this morning. A boxed and labeled Washita and a trans ark pen knife stone. Also a big brick of a Hindostan looking stone. 8 x 2.5 x 1.5 hunk of stone with nice layering. Being photo bombed by a Rubberset 400-4 that followed everything home

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Nice haul you lucky dog!

 

[Psusocr]

@timwcic I’m very nervous to ruin a nice blade, I’ll have to try with a restore blade of mine. Is it better to wet the hone? Or leave it dry ?

 

[SliceOfLife]

In general, Barbers hones are bad. I certainly wouldn't take a sharp razor to one unless you are comfortable completely honing a blade start to finish. I've encountered MANY (Champions included) that took a razor to a more ragged/lower refined state than my beveling stones leave them at.

There are a few good ones out there, but as I recall Champions were actually one of the worst I've used.

 

[Psusocr]

@SliceOfLife i think I’ll leave it in the package hahah, it’s in great shape anyway!!

 

[timwcic]

Nice haul you lucky dog!

Thank you David. I will take a milkbone out of petty cash

@timwcic I’m very nervous to ruin a nice blade, I’ll have to try with a restore blade of mine. Is it better to wet the hone? Or leave it dry ?

I might be better to keep the hone as a nice piece of history. There are better options out there. If you did use it, lather is a good choice to hone on

 

[Psusocr]

@timwcic i didn’t have the moxy to try it out , I don’t know enough about honing yet .

 

[timwcic]

This is the summation of my weekend hunting. Three Washitas, a boxed Coticule, and a paddle with a thuri-ish looking stone. Of the Arks, the 8 inch is a side cutter with a nice dish. The 7 inch is a stamped Pike No. 1 Quality that was broke out if the box but is a perfect match fit. The 4 inch came from the same seller as the Pike but is unmarked. The 7” Coti came in a nicely oxidized box. The maybe Thuri is a 7x 1.5 inch stone, it’s a more green than blue, blue-green that I lapped. It is soft and muddy. Look forward to playing with this

 

[eKretz]

Geez, I think you should become a stone dealer! You've got the magic finder skill for sure.

 

[David]

Nice haul Tim!

 

[timwcic]

Geez, I think you should become a stone dealer! You've got the magic finder skill for sure.

Nice haul Tim!

Thanks Brothers. I have to give credit also the the dealers. Years of training them what to look for is paying dividends

 

[timwcic]

Holy crap on a cracker, got a unicorn by the horn today. For your viewing pleasure, a Rosy Red Washita. 8x2 Inches of Ark loveliness. Been looking for this OMG stone for a long while and I am luck to score it. Fills a empty spot in my Washita collection. Has a side label that is so gunk covered can’t make out one word. There is a freshly made divot on one corner so the oil migration and rosy color inside is easy to make out. Unfortunately, no box but I will get some special wood to make a nice case for it.

David, @Dcaddo, I got a interesting lead on a CG today. It will take some work, hope it bears fruit

 

[David]

SCORE! Congrats, Tim! It took me years to find one and that was searching all over the inter webs. What’s next, a Salm?

Do tell about the Cutlers Green...

 

[Toro Blanco]

Tim is the man at finding gems in the wild! Thanks for sharing!

 

[timwcic]

SCORE! Congrats, Tim! It took me years to find one and that was searching all over the inter webs. What’s next, a Salm?

Do tell about the Cutlers Green...

Tim is the man at finding gems in the wild! Thanks for sharing![/QUOTEh

Thank Gents.

Going to keep it close to the vest as not to jinx the search. What I will share is a seller knew about it. He called it a British lancet sharpener. He is a third generation tool and antique medical collector so he peeked my interest

 

[David]

I had some good luck at the Nashville flea market today. I found a 6x2 ark and a DE stropping gadget

 

[timwcic]

Cool David @Dcaddo, Glad you found a dealer who was willing to cooperate

 

[eKretz]

Neat. Cool that you got all the documentation with it!