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    Pictures don't do this stone justice l. Much finer then I thought it would be. Super smooth to hone on. Came 100% flat and with a nice smooth surface. All I've got to do now is break it in and I'll do that but first I'm going to see if it will finish a razor as is. Name:  ImageUploadedByTapatalk1433207555.508005.jpg
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    It's an 8x3 which I've never had a stone this size before.

    It really reminds me feedback wise of a MST Muller stone but not totally the same. I'm going to be selling my water stones and moving to oilstones for the time being, for me they provide greater feedback and if time isn't of the essence which it isn't in my case they can be perfect for use. It's a very YMMV thing.

    Anyways enough rambling I just wanted to show you all my new stone. Cost an arm and almost half of a leg but it was worth it!

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    Nice! Did you get it from Leevalley?
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    Yes I ordered Thursday night at 11:30 pm and it arrived today around 6:30pm. I could have dealt with a 8x2 but 8x3 is overkill to someone who's never really used a stone that size.

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    God looking stone. I'll have to get one someday.
    I'm going to be near the Arkansas border later this month. Going to keep my eyes peeled.

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    Beautiful stone. I got a 6x3 black from Dans a few months ago and it's a stellar finisher.
    Congrats !

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    That is a beauty! I went with the translucent 8x3 from Dan's and it too was crazy expensive, but I really love it. All my arks are 8x3's, IMO a great size for a noob such as myself to learn on.
    Now where are your soft, Washita and hard Arks??

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    If your close enough go on down and meet Dan and his son , great people and you will be in store and hone heaven ,, I rode my bike over there and spend sone time with them and listened to stories then they took me back and showed me sone of the process ,, very cool day. ,, one of these days I,ll use mine ,,, but I do like looking at it. Been trying to get it shiny with and old tool to burnish it then I,ll try it. Tc
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulbuck View Post
    That is a beauty! I went with the translucent 8x3 from Dan's and it too was crazy expensive, but I really love it. All my arks are 8x3's, IMO a great size for a noob such as myself to learn on.
    Now where are your soft, Washita and hard Arks??
    I don't need a soft or hard with a washita, can go directly from washita > hard black and that's all she wrote. One side of mine cuts fine and the other cuts coarser. My washita is sitting beside my black in the drawer

    I'll edit on a nice vintage washita you can go from it straight to a black Arkansas. I'm not sure about the washita dans sells. They're not the same as the old vintage pike mine stones. (From Davew)
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    Quote Originally Posted by S0LITARYS0LDIER View Post
    I don't need a soft or hard with a washita, can go directly from washita > hard black and that's all she wrote. One side of mine cuts fine and the other cuts coarser. My washita is sitting beside my black in the drawer

    I'll edit on a nice vintage washita you can go from it straight to a black Arkansas. I'm not sure about the washita dans sells. They're not the same as the old vintage pike mine stones. (From Davew)
    Yeah, not the same washita as pike mine washita (so not really a washita stone). The stone that dans has is novaculite, but it's fragile and really low density.

    I talked with them about it and I can't remember what they called the pike formation, but they were very up front about their version of the stuff being something they don't sell much of, and not being similar to true washita. I tried it anyway, out of curiosity.

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    Yup! Purty stone!


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