Is this the beginning of SAD? First natural stone purchased.

I've been using lapping film for the last month or so, with reasonably good results, but wanted to get an actual stone to set bevels on, so earlier this week, ordered myself a Chosera 1K.

Now today, I pop onto that auction site for a moment, and see one of those dragon's tongue stones relatively cheap, and end up winning the auction. Got it for next to nothing, and have almost no idea if it will be of any use, or just a door-stop, but general consensus based on my searches here is that the grey DT stones are decent mid-grit stones. Looks like I'll have to lap it flat, but otherwise, seems to be a decent size (6" x 1 5/8").

Two stones in three days. Is this the beginning of the end?

Its a great hobby. If you figure how much time you use these and at the end of the day the value is there, they are bargains imo. But only if you use them! So tomorrows another day and stone. Lol. Good luck with that, I never used one but ive heard good things about them.

Nah, you'l be just fine....

Winchester38 said:

Two stones in three days. Is this the beginning of the end?

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Yes

I saw that stone, looks a lot nicer than what I'm used to seeing from Inigo DT's. And trust me, it's going to be FAR easier to lap than an Inigo (they have ridiculously coarse sawmarks on them).

Don't worry, it will be just fine,,,,heeheeheeeheee

^^
I did not realize we were supposed to be able to build a fort out of the spares.
Or have the means to rebuild a mountain in the Ardennes...

Brianskeet said:

Don't worry, it will be just fine,,,,heeheeheeeheee

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Encouraging. Very encouraging...haha

Youll end up like most of us here ;-) we are able to build up the Mountains in the Ardennes in Belgium, in Thuringia, a lot of Mountains (are there any ;-)) in the Highlands of Scotland, a few hills down the Vosges, and shure a lot of more Hills around the world...

So welcome here and i can assure you that these are the first signs of serious HAD and no...its not SAD!

Brian, got any picks of that ~5x1 with the hybrid top (bbw in the coti)? Looks neat.

Just put brooksie on your ignore list and you might​ be ok.

Brian, you know what that pile needs....a size 10 Les Lat bout right in the center.

Brianskeet said:

Don't worry, it will be just fine,,,,heeheeheeeheee

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Nice rockpile brother!

Dcaddo111 said:

Just put brooksie on your ignore list and you might​ be ok.

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He only lives about an hour from me. I'm not even into stones yet, and I can already feel the draw...haha

2 stones - 3 days.

The problem is that you either have 1 too many days or 1 too few stones in that equation.

Carry on.

Gamma said:

2 stones - 3 days.

The problem is that you either have 1 too many days or 1 too few stones in that equation.

Carry on.

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Tomorrow is a new day! I can make up for lost time if I buy two tomorrow!

It goes like this:
You buy a synthetic. Usually a low grit bevel setter or a norton 4/8. Then you decide you need a finisher, so maybe you go for the naniwa 12k or opt to go for a Chinese natural. Then you buy a coticule. Then you buy another coticule. Then you hear about the 'x' vein so you buy another. Then a vintage coticule comes up on the bay...you snag it. Then you hear that a thuri edge is great after a coti, so you sell a couple of cotis you swore you'd own forever and buy a small thuri. You like the small thuri. Now you want a bigger one, but this time, with an escher label. Sell small thuri and a couple more cotis and get an escher. At this point you will hit a slight lull and slow down for a while. Then- you'll start reading about jnats. You now have a very important decision to make.
Red pill, or blue pill

Dcaddo111 said:

It goes like this:
...so you sell a couple of cotis you swore you'd own forever...sell small thuri and a couple more cotis

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We can sell them!? DOH!

Yall are building mountains...wait till your like me and start downsizing mountains looking for hones