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Our next door neighbors are elderly. I help them out with a few minor things - I take their trash and recycling bins out on trash day and put them away. Stuff like that. Recently, he asked me if I could sharpen a carving blade for him - he's a wood carver and makes these cool figurines. No problem, I fixed him up.
Today, he said he had something for me. He had an old cardboard box with duct tape on both ends. In circa 1950s font it said "A Cutting Tool Is No Better Than It's Edge." Inside was a Norton Hard Arkansas HB6 translucent stone. It's marked with a Bear logo. I don't know anything else about it - he's had it so long he doesn't remember where or when he got it. It was only used a couple of times, he said he didn't have the patience to try to sharpen anything with it. I checked it with a straight edge - it appears to be flat. I'm pretty jazzed about this!
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I soaked it overnight in SG, no sign of oil. I'm putting it in water with dish detergent today and I'll check flatness with a diamond plate. Captaincaed advised me in another forum to take it out of the SG as it may remove or fade the logos.
Nice score!Our next door neighbors are elderly. I help them out with a few minor things - I take their trash and recycling bins out on trash day and put them away. Stuff like that. Recently, he asked me if I could sharpen a carving blade for him - he's a wood carver and makes these cool figurines. No problem, I fixed him up.
Today, he said he had something for me. He had an old cardboard box with duct tape on both ends. In circa 1950s font it said "A Cutting Tool Is No Better Than It's Edge." Inside was a Norton Hard Arkansas HB6 translucent stone. It's marked with a Bear logo. I don't know anything else about it - he's had it so long he doesn't remember where or when he got it. It was only used a couple of times, he said he didn't have the patience to try to sharpen anything with it. I checked it with a straight edge - it appears to be flat. I'm pretty jazzed about this!
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I soaked it overnight in SG, no sign of oil. I'm putting it in water with dish detergent today and I'll check flatness with a diamond plate. Captaincaed advised me in another forum to take it out of the SG as it may remove or fade the logos.
Just ordered a large 250x80 BBW with slurry stone from them as well for $160. Slightly cheaper than ordering direct with the exchange rate and the owner was really nice to work with and very responsive via emailGriffith Shaving goods have some Nakayama nagura stones for 10-15$ if anyone is in the market.
https://www.griffithshavinggoods.co...stone-sharpening-stone?variant=40826669826142
Wish I could see the earlier. Great grab, whoever snagged it.Old (OLD) Nakayama Shiage Toishi on yahoo
4 hours to go: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/j1135594612
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What would this be worth ballpark? If someone was so lucky as to have gotten it?Old (OLD) Nakayama Shiage Toishi on yahoo
4 hours to go: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/j1135594612
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It’s now 22%(10USD) off! @VertigoNice pile of baby washitas for buy-it-now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1457997524...uwApSeIS82&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE
25USD now!Nice pile of baby washitas for buy-it-now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1457997524...uwApSeIS82&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE
Listing ended. Not sold. She said “fvck y’all, I know what I have!”25USD now!
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