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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: rustyric on June 25, 2018, 05:13:49 PM

Title: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: rustyric on June 25, 2018, 05:13:49 PM: Picked this stone up at the local Antique Centre this weekend. Can anyone ID ? It its a most unusual pale green colour and feels silky smooth to touch.

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Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: Spartan-C on June 25, 2018, 05:20:47 PM: Pale green is usually silicone carbide stone. Never seen one that big, usually made in the pocket size for breaking the edge on carbide machine shop tooling when sharpened.

Ken
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: rustyric on June 26, 2018, 12:08:13 AM: I would say this is a natural stone not a man made one
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: Spartan-C on June 26, 2018, 07:12:57 AM: Very well could be. If it is, it's very unusual.
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: rustyric on June 26, 2018, 07:38:58 AM: So would anyone like to have a stab at what it is then ?
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: MAD on June 26, 2018, 01:18:36 PM: I think it may be a Charnley forest stone.
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: rustyric on June 26, 2018, 04:29:49 PM: charnley forest - i always thought were dark green red red stripes ?
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: MAD on June 26, 2018, 05:14:33 PM: Quote from: rustyric on June 26, 2018, 04:29:49 PM
charnley forest - i always thought were dark green red red stripes ?

Not an expert, but it looks similar to a stone my late father-in-law had which he said was a Charnley forest. His was grayish green with no stripes, just a little variation if I remember correctly. There are often many color variations in any natural stone. I would try posting on one of the blade oriented sites.
Title: Re: Unusual Sharpening Stone Very Pale Green ?
Post by: international3414 on June 26, 2018, 05:25:50 PM: new to me,had plenty of Belgian stones...no problem finding charnley stones on ebay,what we going to do when ebay kills itself?