Thread: Hard Arkansas

Gotcha...... makes sense.

Thanks!

Willisf:
Eric's got that right, at least with Dan's.
I just called them and described what I was looking for and a about a week later I got pic's of two stones they had available. I took the larger of the two.
At my door four days later.

And then the fun begins!

Post edited, would be interested in opinions on the third stone. Thanks gents.

a washita I just finished lapping.5 inches by 1-3/4 by 3/4 .it is a fine one and is nearly the finest washita I own.

Like it! I've seen one or two that would finish a razor just fine. There's one on ebay that's about 6 inches long that barely has any pores in it, but it is most certainly a washita, it has the waxy look.

I *think* my days buying the stones are over, but they are interesting and often cheap. It's hard to resist.

I finally cleaned up this washita I bought a long time ago. 7x2x1 inches.on the hard and fine side. glad I did now.cheers .

Originally Posted by Blistersteel

I finally cleaned up this washita I bought a long time ago. 7x2x1 inches.on the hard and fine side. glad I did now.cheers .

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And I double posted.sorry about that.....

I think I may be a fan of the Arkie! Just got back from a few days of vacation and had my new 8x2" Surgical Black from Dan's waiting on me. I broke it in a little using a chisel and then took a Genco 5/8" for about 100 laps. That razor had a good Naniwa 12K edge on it and had probably been refreshed on CrOx once or twice. This has been the norm for all my razors so far and they have all shaved pretty well but if I get a little heavy handed, they will give me some irritation. Well, this Arkie edge seems to be the smoothest one I've ever felt. I'm going to have to give it a few more tries since I hadn't shaved in a few days, which is very unusual for me. Could be that had an effect. But I had no sting at all when I splashed on the aftershave so I'm happy so far.

Congrats on your success ! A good Ark edge is hard to beat. The only down side is the number of laps required to get there and one bad stroke in a moment of inattention can set you back.