dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
It arrived today and so far I am satisfied.
It came in an oversized shipping box full of packing peanuts. The stone itself was also wrapped in bubble wrap. It was a very careful packing job. The wooden box inside the bubble wrap was shrink wrapped. After opening that I found the stone inside with strips of foam packing material surrounding it. Inside of that, the stone itself was shrink wrapped.
Best made sure that the stone was going to get here in one piece. All that packaging was a welcome thing. They went above and beyond to make sure the stone was secure.
The stone itself is very pretty. It is a nice, dark black with a few inclusions. The only real down side that I see with it is the fact that it was shrink wrapped directly after being cut. It was covered in stone dust from the saw and I see some tool marks on the one side. I don't think it was polished at all before packaging. This means that it is probably dead flat, but the surfaces aren't ready to be used. I will need to lap/polish it before it will be the finisher that I am wanting it to be. My Dan's Black Ark came to me in slightly more usable shape. This is a case of getting what you pay for. Dan's stones are more expensive because of the post processing that they do before shipping. I was expecting the stone to be somewhat rough.
![IMG_20200530_174600362_BURST001[1].jpg](https://theshavingcadre.com/data/attachments/25/25516-eb3055c44bc68a34af5ae7ca093c39e6.jpg "IMG_20200530_174600362_BURST001[1].jpg")
![IMG_20200530_174614368[1].jpg](https://theshavingcadre.com/data/attachments/25/25517-9bca19dc0a8b1cfee8e813b3410b0f5a.jpg "IMG_20200530_174614368[1].jpg")
![IMG_20200530_174625410[1].jpg](https://theshavingcadre.com/data/attachments/25/25518-35a2e5543e6d9df9728801f3c81fa2c9.jpg "IMG_20200530_174625410[1].jpg")
This looks like a good solid stone and once I get a bit of a mirror shine on it I think it will be fabulous.
It came in an oversized shipping box full of packing peanuts. The stone itself was also wrapped in bubble wrap. It was a very careful packing job. The wooden box inside the bubble wrap was shrink wrapped. After opening that I found the stone inside with strips of foam packing material surrounding it. Inside of that, the stone itself was shrink wrapped.
Best made sure that the stone was going to get here in one piece. All that packaging was a welcome thing. They went above and beyond to make sure the stone was secure.
The stone itself is very pretty. It is a nice, dark black with a few inclusions. The only real down side that I see with it is the fact that it was shrink wrapped directly after being cut. It was covered in stone dust from the saw and I see some tool marks on the one side. I don't think it was polished at all before packaging. This means that it is probably dead flat, but the surfaces aren't ready to be used. I will need to lap/polish it before it will be the finisher that I am wanting it to be. My Dan's Black Ark came to me in slightly more usable shape. This is a case of getting what you pay for. Dan's stones are more expensive because of the post processing that they do before shipping. I was expecting the stone to be somewhat rough.
This looks like a good solid stone and once I get a bit of a mirror shine on it I think it will be fabulous.
