Show your natural whetstones!

[Ocelot85]

Anyone have a Welsh Dragons Tongue, Llyn Melynllyn or Llyn Idwal Whetstones? Found them from doing some searching, they're pretty interesting and the slate has a lot of character to it from the pictures I've seen.

 

[David Martin]

I read the article in the link you gave. It was good. Thank you.
Someone thought enough of it to make a nice box for it from walnut. So, someone liked the stone. DM

 

[eKretz]

Charnleys are good stones fairly akin to a black or translucent Arkansas in terms of usage. I think the only other British stones I've got are a couple of Silkstones and a Llyn Idwal, no Llyn Melynllyn or Dragon's Tongue. I've got that TATHS book mentioned in the link. It's neat but could have used some more work on the photography.

 

[David Martin]

Last night I used my x fine India on the Charnley Forest stone and smoothed & leveled it out some more. Then worked one of my used Feather double edge blades on it. Afterward I stropped it. This came out very nice. I would say your assessment ^ on it being close to a
translucent Arkansas is right on. I'll shave with this blade and let you know. The size of this stone is very nice to work a razor on it. Thank you, DM

 

[David Martin]

Well, this shave was very good and close. Better than a new Feather blade or a new Trac II. Just very smooth and no nicks. So, the Charnely Forest stone works well on tuning up a dull razor blade. Thanks guys, DM

 

[Ocelot85]

Well, this shave was very good and close. Better than a new Feather blade or a new Trac II. Just very smooth and no nicks. So, the Charnely Forest stone works well on tuning up a dull razor blade. Thanks guys, DM

Awesome, thanks for the input! I was seeing a few listed around, I think I'll have to put one on my list for the future!

 

[David Martin]

Thanks guys. My stone is 10 1/2" X 1 3/8". A good size to work a double edge blade or a straight razor. If you get a chance, try one out, they will work on simple stainless and carbon steels. DM

 

[Ocelot85]

Anyone else with naturals to share? What about a Dalmore Blue from scottland?

 

[eKretz]

I took a photo of a large part of my collection years ago, but it has grown a bit since then. IIRC, there are JNats, Thuringians, coticules, Dalmore Blue, Silkstones, and plenty of others in this photo. One of these days I ought to take another picture - it will just take a while to get them all set out and then put back away.