Paul:

The stone might have been used for scissors or razors.

I have a very good friend that sharpens hair scissors.  And his used 
waterstones have those two humps you talk about.

Nice and unusual find just the same.

Best wishes.

Matt Prusik

"Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we 
have, but on what we are." --- Henry Van Dyke
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul womack" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [OldTools] Woodworking in Turkey

> sgt42rhr@a... wrote:
>>
>> Gentle Galoots,
>>
>> In this New Year, I am returning to my quest to obtain a Turkey 
>> Oilstone.  It's not a stone that can be purchased from suppliers in this 
>> country (or in England, so far as I've been able to determine).
>
> Rummaging through my pile of stones (I keep buying these things)
> I found this:
>
> http://galootcentral.com/components/cpgalbums/userpics/10152/turkey_stone.jpg
>
> The label in the lid says:
>
> BEST SELECTED TURKEY STONE
> THE "EMU" BRAND (with picture to suit)
> T. H. & Co.
>
> The stone itself is a blue/gray colour, like
> many slate stones. However the texture is a little
> coarser than fine slates, and certainly coarser
> than a Charnley Forrest. The cutting rate
> is higher too.
>
> I worked a blade (and old chisel) using white spirit before the photo
> to attempt to have the colour as natural as possible
> I also used SiC paper to reveal "unused" stone (the lighter, bluer
> area near the top in the photo).
>
> The stone is lightly used, and unusually worn; the surface
> is convex in width, and also has two humps in length.
>
> Not the "overall concavity" normally seen on stones
> used for woodworking.
>
>     BugBear
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