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Limey Lurker

25/11/2007 1:17 PM

Natural stone

I've got a natural oilstone that was given to me, and I don't know
which type of stone it is(Arkansas, Washita etc.) There is a similar-
looking stone for sale on eBay:-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victorian-boxed-
natural-oil-stone-excellent-
condition_W0QQitemZ300174149077QQihZ020QQcategoryZ13871QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If anyone can tell me which it is I'd be very grateful. T verymuch IA.


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LT

"Leif Thorvaldson"

in reply to Limey Lurker on 25/11/2007 1:17 PM

25/11/2007 2:16 PM


"Limey Lurker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:734a1078-91bd-4f0c-b1f8-4128c97469ed@a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
> I've got a natural oilstone that was given to me, and I don't know
> which type of stone it is(Arkansas, Washita etc.) There is a similar-
> looking stone for sale on eBay:-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victorian-boxed-
> natural-oil-stone-excellent-
> condition_W0QQitemZ300174149077QQihZ020QQcategoryZ13871QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> If anyone can tell me which it is I'd be very grateful. T verymuch IA.

Can't the seller tell you what it is?

Leif

JC

"J. Clarke"

in reply to Limey Lurker on 25/11/2007 1:17 PM

25/11/2007 4:42 PM

Limey Lurker wrote:
> I've got a natural oilstone that was given to me, and I don't know
> which type of stone it is(Arkansas, Washita etc.) There is a
> similar-
> looking stone for sale on
> eBay:-http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Victorian-boxed-
> natural-oil-stone-excellent-
> condition_W0QQitemZ300174149077QQihZ020QQcategoryZ13871QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> If anyone can tell me which it is I'd be very grateful. T verymuch
> IA.

No real way to tell by looking at it. I've got a set of Washita, soft
Arkansas, and Hard Arkansas that all look more or less the same.

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