Just back from a weekend at Long Lake in the Adirondacks.
skip, I think you're right - its not that bad. Maybe I can clean and treat the finish. I'll try to avoid painting it.
Here's a close up of the Craftsman chisel. Flat on the bottom - chisel edge on top side only.
It has the number 6558 (I think - hard to read).
This is the stone - I think it must be pumice as Lewill said - it is very light and abrasive feeling. Not soapstone, not chalk. What would be the use of a block of pumice like this?