Help Identify This Stone

[The Z]

Hi Folks,

I have had this stone for quite a long time, I believe it was one that my parents gave me that they had floating around the house.

It's a wonderful finishing stone, and I use it to put a final edge on my knives. It is smooth to the touch, significantly smoother on the finger than say 2000 grit wet/dry paper. It is also quite a hard material (and apparently somewhat brittle looking at the chip which came with it).

Any idea what it is made of?

 

[richard j]

go join straightrazorplace and ask there. i think that is a razor hone

 

[HeavyHanded]

Definitely a barber's hone. Looks like a professional sized version of my Franz Swaty hone. Does it have any markings? Most fall in the 8,000 grit range or just above. I cannot for the life of me remember what they're made from.

 

[1234]

Carborundum ,Silicon carbide .


1234,,,,,

 

[diff_lock2]

spyderco med stone?

 

[The Z]

Interesting, I have no idea why my dad would have had this, it must have been passed on to him or my mom from a relative.

The stone has no markings of any kind, overall it is about 2" wide, just short of 8" long, and about 1/2" thick.

It occurred to me to compare it to some micromesh papers I have, it feels about as grabby on my finger as the 8000 grit - definitely smoother than the 6k, but not as smooth as the 12k. Of course the abrasives are probably different so I don't know how much that tells me.

 

[mongolguy]

Looks like a "Thuringian Water Hone". Very nice for razors. If it is it would be 10k-12k grit.

 

[The Z]

Ooh it does look like one of those.

The larger one here has similar beveled edges:

 

[The Z]

Mongolguy thank you! I think you are right!

These two pictures look nearly identical:

 

[mongolguy]

Cool! I was right about something! I'll have to show this thread to my wife.