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

[eKretz]

Yeah guess that would complicate the issue a bit. Oh you have such awful problems!

 

[David]

I've posted this before, but here's one I found from a guy in Nashville. Not sure what it is. I know it looks Hindo, and it may be, but it cuts finer than other Hindos I've owned. It's 10x4 and 2.5 thick.

 

[alpster]

I picked this one up a year or so ago in a mom & pop antique store. Some kind of Dalmore, I believe.

 

[David]

That's a pretty stone, Ronnie.

 

[eKretz]

Neat one Ron. David that thing is huge!

 

[David]

Here's a purple slate that came from the same seller that I got that big stone from. I've never been able to positively ID it.

 

[Alum of Potash]

View attachment 787271 View attachment 787272 Here's a purple slate that came from the same seller that I got that big stone from. I've never been able to positively ID it.

Looks like it could be from Vermont.

 

[timwcic]

I got a few stones this weekend, but thus one peaked my interest. It's a 2 x 8 x 1 boxed SB Arkansas, smooth as glass even though it's covered in oil and funk. Even with a coating of junk, it is showing translucent tendencies.

 

[David]

Are you sure that's not a washita, Tim?

 

[timwcic]

Are you sure that's not a washita, Tim?

Not being as experienced is others, I will defer to the experts.

I do not see any grain structure under the funk or any grain on the surface.
The surface in like glass even with all the dirt and I did not know washita's came in black.

Other than cleaning, how to tell?

 

[David]

Not being as experienced is others, I will defer to the experts.

I do not see any grain structure under the funk or any grain on the surface.
The surface in like glass even with all the dirt and I did not know washita's came in black.

Other than cleaning, how to tell?

After a good cleaning with something like simple green it will be very obvious what it is. I'm looking on my phone so you may be right. Fingers crossed that it's a black.

 

[timwcic]

After a good cleaning with something like simple green it will be very obvious what it is. I'm looking on my phone so you may be right. Fingers crossed that it's a black.

It will get a good bath when I am home next week, I am traveling this week. The stone is all black. Anything not black is gunk and funk.

 

[David]

It will get a good bath when I am home next week, I am traveling this week. The stone is all black. Anything not black is gunk and funk.

Sounds good, Tim. Safe travels.

 

[eKretz]

It can't be a black IMO. There's way too much light transmission. I'm going to agree with David on this one, probably a Washita. You'd be surprised how much surface structure that accumulated swarf, oil and grease can obstruct.

 

[timwcic]

Do wild finds at a antique store/thrift store/junk shop count? If so I found this coti while traveling. Stop for a bite to eat, noticed this shop across the street, went in and found this stone along with a few other things. Was told it came from a retired barber and there might be more. I nice rock that is very heavy for its size and appears very hard. Another stone to clean when I get home.

 

[David]

Another great find, Tim. That looks like it will be a really nice coti.

 

[eKretz]

Awesome! That almost looks like one from the vein that can get a suntan.

 

[timwcic]

Another great find, Tim. That looks like it will be a really nice coti.

Awesome! That almost looks like one from the vein that can get a suntan.

Thank you gentelmen. It does have interesting patina or oxidation to the surface. I was thinking the same thing, suntan. I do not know how it was stored and if that is just years of dirt.

 

[timwcic]

How did it do with this one. 2 x 6 inches of Thuringian goodness.
Flea market find with as found and lightly lapped pictures.

 

[David]

SCORE!!!