4th December 2011, 06:04 PM
All good stuff for me to grapple with..
The edges are nice and clean, and each martk is a deliberate single 'groove' therefore no multiple cuts, that I can see. I seem to be having trouble with the occam razor.
If it is not whetstone ( I agree with all Dino said) then the cuts mean something, whether it is on the stone itself OR on material that was on the stone. but, what would you have that you needed a stone - why not use a wooden board as this would better absorb the cut, without blunting the knife.
aaarg... ponder ponder... perhaps is was a tally stone?
The edges are nice and clean, and each martk is a deliberate single 'groove' therefore no multiple cuts, that I can see. I seem to be having trouble with the occam razor.
If it is not whetstone ( I agree with all Dino said) then the cuts mean something, whether it is on the stone itself OR on material that was on the stone. but, what would you have that you needed a stone - why not use a wooden board as this would better absorb the cut, without blunting the knife.
aaarg... ponder ponder... perhaps is was a tally stone?