SOLD Turkish / Cretan Oilstone 1560g

[demirtasem]

Hi all,

I need more fund my new purchases so I’m letting this big boy go. I ordered three stones around two years ago after I read Cotedupy’s thread.

This particular one is 2.64 SG (I’m not sure if it matters like a Washita though) I’m not really a razor guy so my only experience was with kitchen knives. And I personally not prefer going over 3k.

This stone is in same range with my Washita (bought from Cotedupy, SG is 2.22). It’s fast, I can get toothy edges even without any need to create slurry with Atoma. (Which works better with slurry) However, this one slightly on the finer side comparing with the other two that I have. So no need to keep it. I tried with both water and oil, much prefer using oil. My Washita is still my favorite, but these are performing really really close, I can say.

I also tested some polishing and kasumi finish. I tried with my Morihei Hisamoto (TF) iron clad and my CCK 1301. You can see the result pictures below.

Please feel free to ask for any specific photos or details.

200x80x38mm, 1560g

Asking for $120 $80 shipped CONUS

Thanks

(I’m also selling a Sugimoto cleaver here)

 

[demirtasem]

Ok. Last shot. Price drop, $80 shipped. That's all I can do before withdraw.

 

[refcast]

It's hard to get this kind of kasumi from a jnat, and have it be as consistent and without deep scratches on the iron. It's possible to do it with a hard stone and diamond plate, but washitas and these are really great for a super dark iron and burnished steel, while also actually cutting

 

[cotedupy]

How on god's green earth has nobody snapped this up yet...?!? That's a properly big and extremely consistent lump of Turkey Stone.

(@ethompson have you ever used a Turkish / Cretan? If not - buy this one, and thank me later.)

 

[demirtasem]

How on god's green earth has nobody snapped this up yet...?!? That's a properly big and extremely consistent lump of Turkey Stone.

(@ethompson have you ever used a Turkish / Cretan? If not - buy this one, and thank me later.)

It was kind of hard to pick from the stack below.

I don't know if it matters but this one's color is a bit different than the other two. I have a hypothesis that darker/blueish color ones are finer than lighter/silver ones but can't prove it. (My norm is only three)

 

[captaincaed]

**** it. I'm your Huckleberry.

 

[demirtasem]

Let's consider as sold. Thanks again KKF!

 

[cotedupy]

**** it. I'm your Huckleberry.

Nice work Sam! That looks like a cracker of stone, if I was in the US I would've bought it immediately even though I've already got loads of them.

It's also a slightly unusual one, see below...

I don't know if it matters but this one's color is a bit different than the other two. I have a hypothesis that darker/blueish color ones are finer than lighter/silver ones but can't prove it. (My norm is only three)

You're spot on here - the very dark stones are finer. They're also rarer; I've had about 5 modern Cretans, only one of which was the black type, and out of maybe 12 old 'Turkish', only two of those have been. They still work very nicely for knives because Turkish are pretty fast whatever way, so you get nice bite on the edges, the very dark type are just slightly finer finishing.

You're also right about the SG - it doesn't vary as much as Washitas. Cretan/Turkish usually sit between 2.60 to 2.64, though I have a couple of old stones going down to 2.55. There's a slight correlation with harder stones tending to be finer, lighter stones coarser, but it's not as clear cut as with Washitas. Turkish cut on slurry much more than Washies do, and density doesn't always correlate that strongly with how hard something is.

I'm glad the Washita is going down well, I thought you'd like that one.

 

[demirtasem]

They still work very nicely for knives because Turkish are pretty fast whatever way, so you get nice bite on the edges, the very dark type are just slightly finer finishing.

%100.

You're also right about the SG - it doesn't vary as much as Washitas. Cretan/Turkish usually sit between 2.60 to 2.64, though I have a couple of old stones going down to 2.55. There's a slight correlation with harder stones tending to be finer, lighter stones coarser, but it's not as clear cut as with Washitas. Turkish cut on slurry much more than Washies do, and density doesn't always correlate that strongly with how hard something is.

I agree on that. For example small one is 2.57 but acts slightly finer than middle size one which is 2.61.

I'm glad the Washita is going down well, I thought you'd like that one.

Works awesome. Thanks again!