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Dangermouse 2nd

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So today I had a bit of time to spare, so turned out an old oil stone I purchased at a boot sale last summer for a couple of quid. The box lid was missing and the stone was caked in dirt, although looking like it hadn't been used. The box bottom was a crap pine. So I decided to split the wood and take out the stone to clean and make a new box.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I found this label on the reverse side of the stone. Protected in the box for all those years.
 

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Nice!

I wonder if it's possible to remove it. If not, or if you don't want to turn the stone over, you could print a square-on photo or scan and attach that to your box.
 
You might consider selling it on peebay and finding another one. Stones with clean labels are bringing a fair amount of money right now. No guarantee that they will in the future, though.
 
D_W":3w2vfxg0 said:
You might consider selling it on peebay and finding another one. Stones with clean labels are bringing a fair amount of money right now. No guarantee that they will in the future, though.

Depends on how much a fair amount is. It didnt cost me anything and I know its a excellent hone. I think I would get the label off to preserve it and use the stone, unless it was worth £100 or more.
 
It's probably worth about that right now if it's 8 inches long. If it's 7, slightly less.

8 inch stones usually have the label in the middle.
 
That's a lovely find, congrats!

But ask yourself how much is the 'romance' of it worth to you? Excellent sharpening materials genuinely are dime a dozen, and the (pretty significant) profit could go towards a lot more useful kit than just a single honing surface.
 
Forgive me, but is the proof of the pudding in these washita's, not in the use?
I thought they all differed slightly, and some may have been a bit on the fine side..
Ill go watch those videos of David w's again to clarify if that's correct sometime.
I quite like mine anyway :)
 
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