Thread: You never know!!! New stone!!

I got this stone for $15, all i knew is that it is a natural stone and its 8"X 2"1/4, and somebody made a coffin for it.
Looks black as night as you can see on the first pic. After cleaning 1/8 of crud off the honing surface, and using
oven cleaner and boiling it 3 times to get all the oil out of it, i started lapping with wet dry sandpaper on a piece of flat
granite, then finished with a dmt. Im almost 100 % sure its a Hindostan because its really really hard the color is good,
and the obvious layering on the sides. Maybe its a "Magog Oilstone" but ive never seen one marked on read anything
about a magog as far as color, all i know about magog its Novaculite but so are Arkies.Anyway im pleased to have a hindostan, and heard they are a good finisher. Just goes to show you that nasty looking stone after cleaning could turn
out to be a good one!!

nice looking stone i dont know if it's a hindostan not enough pic's but they are great finishers around 12k+ i like to use mine in a natural progression soft ark hard ark translucent or black then hindostan then cf but any of those stone's i named ( trans/black hindo cf) i can finish on

taking a second look it mite be a hindo if it is that a large one . heres a pic of my hindostan stone

Originally Posted by eleblu05

nice looking stone i dont know if it's a hindostan not enough pic's but they are great finishers around 12k+ i like to use mine in a natural progression soft ark hard ark translucent or black then hindostan then cf but any of those stone's i named ( trans/black hindo cf) i can finish on

Good to hear somebody using Arkies most here dont use them claiming to slow and they finish on a PHIG!!

Originally Posted by eleblu05

taking a second look it mite be a hindo if it is that a large one . heres a pic of my hindostan stone

Is there any layering on the sides?

if your talking about my stone yes i can see bands the pic from the side shows one of the bands but the glare hides most of the other bands

Originally Posted by eleblu05

if your talking about my stone yes i can see bands the pic from the side shows one of the bands but the glare hides most of the other bands

Yes i was, do you use with water or oil?

sewing machine oil i use

Originally Posted by eleblu05

sewing machine oil i use

I use oil as well on a few stones as well, it really makes a difference!!

I might have it's brother, I'm 70% sure mine is a Hindostan