Size: 180 x 32 x 29mm weight: 413gr. Density: XXXgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: medium – fine > 4K – 9K Usage: should be used with slurry, water
it can be used with glycerine and oil to buffer the contact and gain better results Color: green-grey to olive-green, sometimes with typical swirled/banded structures in a
dark-grey or dark-blue. This banding sometimes looks like a swarfing or waves. Other Names:
Llyn Idwal Stone, Grecian Stone, Grecian Oil Stone Supplier/Distributor: James Howarth & Sons, Sheffield
Size: 125 x 30 x 15mm weight: 185gr. Density: XXXgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: medium – fine > 4-10K Usage: can be used with water, glycerine and oil Color: appears different, sometimes with a more
pronounced BBW pattern but tending towards wine red,
sometimes more violet with a certain banding and swirling,
stone tends to auto slurry Other Names:
Lorraine Rouge, Rouge Du Salm, Salmon Rouge, Salm Rouge Supplier/Distributor: EGS
Size: 143 x 33 x 15mm weight: 245gr. Density: XXXgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: medium – fine > 4-10K Usage: can be used with water, glycerine and oil Color: appears different, sometimes with a more
pronounced BBW pattern but tending towards wine red,
sometimes more violet with a certain banding and swirling,
stone tends to auto slurry Other Names:
Lorraine Rouge, Rouge Du Salm, Salmon Rouge, Salm Rouge Supplier/Distributor: EGS
Size: 200 x 50 x 19mm weight: 573gr. Density: XXXgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: medium – fine > 4-10K Usage: can be used with water, glycerine and oil Color: appears different, sometimes with a more
pronounced BBW pattern but tending towards wine red,
sometimes more violet with a certain banding and swirling,
stone tends to auto slurry Supplier/Distributor: Fassbinder & Co., Solingen (F&Co.)
Size: 100 x 50 x 13 mm weight: 101gr. Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: fine (8K-10K) Usage: only with water Color: dark-grey to olive-green Other names:
Synthethic Thuringian, Reform Thuringian Producer: JGES Kommanditgesellschaft E. Schwarz, Theuern
German Translation
Size: 130 x 50 x 20-25mm weight: 414gr. Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: fine < 8K – 10K) Usage: only with water Color: whittish-grey with brown iron-oxide lines,
backing bronze and pearl white metallic look Other names:
Bayrischer-Franke, Bavarian-Frankonian, Frankenstein Rockhound: Hatzicho Continue reading Bavarian-Frankonian Bout Stone No.2 (130 x 50 x 25mm)→
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) Continue reading O-Ha! Magnet = Elektrostein (98 x 30 x 10mm)→
Size: 200 x 50 x 20mm weight: 647gr. Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: very fine <12k Usage: with water Color: light-grey to grey-green, sometimes orange lines or inclusions Other names:
Chinese River Hone, C12K, Kajima, PHIG, Chinese Pulpstone Supplier/Distributor: actually there seems to be a lot of sellers and a lot of re-branded stones around Continue reading Chinese Water Hone C12K (200 x 50 x 20mm)→
Size: 120 x 60 x 23mm weight: 439gr. Density: xxgr./cm³ / Estimated grit size: ultra fine > 12k Usage: with water, glycerine or oil FGBC wrote in their Instructions to use the stone with oil Color: dark-purple, violet with a visible flash like pattern Supplier/Distributor: F.G.B.C. / F. Ghelfi, Birroleau & Cie. this stone is un-labelled
Razorlovestones 
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