Thread: X hones.... the saga continues. (or We have a WINNER!)

I was thinking Arkansas until I saw the cleavage

maybe a TOS?

sides have ripples

Beautiful but X

No way is that a TOS.

The way it cleaves and the amalgamated/mixed rather than uniform surface look to it gives it a lot of similarities to one of my X's:







I was told by someone that mine is a slate stone of some form or another. I thought mine was a marble of some kind, but it's much harder than a marble floor tile.

Chris L

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

I was thinking Arkansas until I saw the cleavage

Mmmm.....nothing like a stone with nice cleavage.

...what does TOS mean?
Second, it kindof has the coloring of a Charnley Forest stone...frankly.

Mac

Originally Posted by McWolf1969

...what does TOS mean?
Second, it kindof has the coloring of a Charnley Forest stone...frankly.

Mac

Tam 'O Shanter. A hone quarried in Scotland.

GWH, I don't know what your hone might be either. Hope it works well for you.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Tam 'O Shanter. A hone quarried in Scotland.

GWH, I don't know what your hone might be either. Hope it works well for you.

LOL...i should know that, since i have a TOS. Those b*st*rds are really hard to get ahold of too! :-(

Mac

Oh, another option is a Welsh stone...i saw one similar, posted by Jason01, here...
http://www.straightrazorplace.com/fo...ne-stones.html

Wish Sham would poke his nose in here.

Mac

yeah I meant Charnley Forest not TOS

silly silly me

whatever it is, it was hand cut

How does the surface feel? is it glass smooth, or does it have a fine grain feel on it?

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

yeah I meant Charnley Forest not TOS

Just for reference, here is a couple pics of my Tam O'Shanter... 6"X2"X1"



The DRY pic...




and the WET pic....

just wish I had something to take a close in surface shot.