Looks a bit like Belgian blue stone - I assume in Turkey they have a similar stone layer, as I've seen them there too. They are typically a 2 - 3 thousand grit; while the white stone usually found adjacent to the blue is 7 - 8 thousand grit. They can be used with oil, or water, and usually consist of a 2-piece set; one sharpening stone, and one truing stone; for cleaning, flattening and preparing the stone for sharpening. With these stones; you don't sharpen with the stone itself; but with the sludge you make on the stone with the truing stone. They leave very little bur; depending on the steel; and have been very popular with woodworkers and the likes for chisels and gauges. For razors; this would be the "coarse" stone; the white one would be the "fine" stone before stropping, of course.
@@vadimzveryanskiy2231 Also; learn how to use them with edge-trailing sharpening method; and only when you are used to it use them edge-forward; as once these stones get wet; you can cut into them with modern high carbide steels. Your stone seems to have some damage on the edge consistent with that kind of "abuse" ..
The grain looks like it could be a Turkey stone.
Thank you
Looks a bit like Belgian blue stone - I assume in Turkey they have a similar stone layer, as I've seen them there too. They are typically a 2 - 3 thousand grit; while the white stone usually found adjacent to the blue is 7 - 8 thousand grit. They can be used with oil, or water, and usually consist of a 2-piece set; one sharpening stone, and one truing stone; for cleaning, flattening and preparing the stone for sharpening. With these stones; you don't sharpen with the stone itself; but with the sludge you make on the stone with the truing stone. They leave very little bur; depending on the steel; and have been very popular with woodworkers and the likes for chisels and gauges.
For razors; this would be the "coarse" stone; the white one would be the "fine" stone before stropping, of course.
Thank you. Very interesting
@@vadimzveryanskiy2231 Also; learn how to use them with edge-trailing sharpening method; and only when you are used to it use them edge-forward; as once these stones get wet; you can cut into them with modern high carbide steels. Your stone seems to have some damage on the edge consistent with that kind of "abuse" ..
Yea man i wanna know what that is too. I wanna find some old school/medival east or west european sharpening stones for tools and or swords.
Water of ayre, or Tam O Shanta would be an excellent find , especially that size ...hope you'll know when cleaned and lapped flat.🎉