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

[David]

Neat stone. I have no clue what it is. lol Maybe we can summons @SliceOfLife

 

[kcb5150]

 

[David]

That stone deserves its own thread. I don't even have a guess. Almost looks like a jnat.

 

[Alum of Potash]

Charn-O-Shanter

 

[kcb5150]

Took a blade to it just now. Tried it with nagura as well. Got the frameback pretty seriously sharp. Shaved dry beard on neck wtg and atg and it didn't stall at all. Really encouraging since I haven't explored it at all and was just going by feel

 

[Neurotopia]

Hunting in Fl has been slow of late so time for a road trip. A working vacation in New England led to a flea market find this past weekend. 6 x 1 1/4 of Coti goodness. Not my biggest or baddest, but still a good find.

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I'm going to hazard a guess that if this is a BBW combo, that particular BBW is actually very nice. Make sure you flatten it out and try it.

 

[eKretz]

Whoa that's a unique one.

 

[kcb5150]

Alex said it is a jnat. Kind to incredible to find something like that in the wild in america...

 

[kcb5150]

I should amend to say probably jnat unless I have a reason to think otherwise. The seller was asian and his stuff was split like 40/60 western to asian items and the thing is not reacting like any western I have had. Will probably see what nelson thinks of it if he is around and not busy.

 

[timwcic]

Just now. Should be really interesting when sorted View attachment 814288 View attachment 814290 View attachment 814291 View attachment 814292

That is one beautiful wild stone!

 

[David]

Alex said it is a jnat. Kind to incredible to find something like that in the wild in america...

Only you would find a jnat in the wild, in NYC. What does the bevel look like off this stone? Hazy or mirrored?

 

[kcb5150]

More hazy

 

[kcb5150]

Found a coti two weeks before

 

[David]

We are traveling to Maine in October. I'm hoping I can find a few stones while we're there.

 

[That1guy]

Found these two at a local antique store that I have had good luck with in the past. One I believe is a Hindustan orange stone that is very interesting as each side (and layer I believe) has its own speed and finish quality. The combo coticule left a great edge on my razor and was decent as far as speed. No idea of the vein but the BBW side has the same wood pore appearance as the coticule side and has the same white specks. Any ideas on these two would be greatly appreciated.

 

[timwcic]

Found two stones while running from hurricane Irma. A Thuri-ish looking banded stone and a labeled Tam O'shanter hone. Sometime over the decades, a small bit of the end was cut off the end of the Tam.

 

[eKretz]

Cool. Great stones, keep 'em coming!

 

[timwcic]

How is this crud covered diamond in the rough. Almost nine inches long.

 

[David]

How is this crud covered diamond in the rough. Almost nine inches long.

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Is that a coti?

 

[alpster]

Is that a coti?

Sure looks like one.