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The labels are in pretty rough shape. The company produced these stones and the Deerlick Waterhone from 1886 until they were bought out by Carborundum Company in 1909. There even appears to be a hair stuck under the label, looks kinda big for human hair. Looking forward to lapping and cleaning this. It is fine and dense sandstone, heavier and finer than Queer Creek.

I recently fell down the rabbit hole of sharpening stones with national stock numbers. A soft and a ‘white hard’, with a cameo by my government issued switchblade.