Size: 98 x 30 x 10mm weight: 80gr.
Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: very fine <12k
Usage: only with water, never use oil!
Color: green-grey, dark-grey, sometimes going in brown, mottled structure with black, blue, rose or green coloration
Other names:
mottled Thuringian, Schwedenstein, Swedenstein
Supplier/Distributor:
Otto Hunger, Elsterberg (Sachsen)
About this specific stone:
This is a O-Ha! Magnet = Elektrostein. These have been sold in these very nice printed tin boxes from Otto Hunger, Elsterberg (Sachsen). This stone shows a olive to dark-gray coloration with blackish mottled lines.
Indicators / Identifiers:
1. green-gray, dark-grey, olive-green sometimes more brown with mottled coloration in black, blue, rose or green
2. a quite medium-soft stone, harder stones then the other thuringian water razor hones
3. gives very sharp and smooth edges
Honing with the O-Ha Magnet = Elektrostein :
These stones are very fine finishing stones! They work comparable to the other thuringian slate stones being around with two differences. These mottled stones seem to be a bit harder then the other colored yellow-green, light-green or dark-blue stones. Second, these stones seem to be a bit coarser concerning their general grit estimation.
personal shaving results (PSR):
The shaving results with the O-Ha! Magnet = Elektrostein are very good, the edges come off very sharp and very smooth. This stone is a very small stones, so i need a bit of practice to come around with this small and narrow hone.
Evaluation:
These stones are very good water razor hones, the results are quite in line concerning sharpness and smoothness with the
History and General Information:
it seems that the latest of these stones have been quarried from JGES whats written down on B&B from Hatzicho.
Badgerandblade.com (B&B):
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The O-Ha Magnet = Elektrostein stones have been brought to the market from Otto Hunger, Elsterberg (Sachsen) and they appear in sizes from 10x30x10mm over 150x35x6mm and 200x40x15mm. The AD is from a Newspaper from 1919. Interesting is another ad which appeared later in 1920 naming the stone a Oilstone “Magnet-Elektro-Oelstein Oha”. So probably Otto Hunger changed his opinion that the stone should used only with water.
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