Thread: What's one type of stone you have no interest in?

They can be had for cheap. I've found several at flea markets and antique stores for < a sawbuck. None labeled but all Thuris.
Keep looking.

I do not have the time or money right now, besides, they don't tickle my fancy. Kind of like Jnats, Phigs, Zulu Grey's, The Apache stones (all of them), Charnley's, Tam O's, the slates dragon tongue, whatever the other two are and middle range naturals. It's not that they're bad stones, I just have no personal interest in them.

I started out with a Naniwa 2K and a Combo Coti. Thought I could fix anything with that setup.
Different steels call for different hones. Most of the important work is done at 1K.
Finishers do better with different stones.
I am a hobbyist. A OCD hobbyist just the same.
If a stone can provide a attribute to my honing I am open to learn.
If I do 50 x strokes and there is no change to the edge, I change the stone.
Full synthetics have a place. Naturals after bevel set if I have the time to sip and hone and savor the day.
Muellers that got pyrite I have no interest in.

Originally Posted by Oscar1953

Any stone that wouldn't be considered a finisher.

I find my bevel setters to be quite handy.

Originally Posted by Utopian

I find my bevel setters to be quite handy.

I do too but don't find them as interesting to experiment with as finishers.

Synthetic and water stones. I was surprised how fast I wore a noticeable amount off my Norton stone. And there have been other (user error) hiccups with water stones.

If I ever get the money freed up to where I can, I'd like to switch to an Arkansas/oil setup.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Synthetic and water stones. I was surprised how fast I wore a noticeable amount off my Norton stone. And there have been other (user error) hiccups with water stones.

If I ever get the money freed up to where I can, I'd like to switch to an Arkansas/oil setup.

DaveW does an all ark progression video on YouTube. It's really cool to watch. Totally doable.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Synthetic and water stones. I was surprised how fast I wore a noticeable amount off my Norton stone. And there have been other (user error) hiccups with water stones.

If I ever get the money freed up to where I can, I'd like to switch to an Arkansas/oil setup.

I have been working exclusively with Arkansas stones for a little while and although they are a very difficult system to master it is totally worth it in my opinion. The edges are stunning. As mentioned by solitary, Dave W. Is very knowledgable about The "Arkenstones" and a great resource.

Am I the only one who finds the Arkansas stones painfully slow? Sure, that's the reason they last longer, but for an edge that's no longer sharp or a bit serious metal removal, they would be my last option, and they are advertised a LOT. I'm 100% sure both US and Canada have plenty of other types of quality stones.
For the coarse grits there are plenty of good sandstones that are faster, for intermediate, both sandstones, slates or other types that don't belong to any of these two famous categories, and for finishers, we know about a lot of good stones including the finishing Arkansas that I agree are good stones.

Originally Posted by Vasilis

Am I the only one who finds the Arkansas stones painfully slow? Sure, that's the reason they last longer, but for an edge that's no longer sharp or a bit serious metal removal, they would be my last option, and they are advertised a LOT. I'm 100% sure both US and Canada have plenty of other types of quality stones.
For the coarse grits there are plenty of good sandstones that are faster, for intermediate, both sandstones, slates or other types that don't belong to any of these two famous categories, and for finishers, we know about a lot of good stones including the finishing Arkansas that I agree are good stones.

No I'll agree I find them slow, but that is a subjective thing isn't it. Most naturals are "slow" when compared to synthetics and even some naturals are really slow when compared to each other.. An example, I used to own a bbw that left an amazing polish and shaving edge. It took 3x longer then using a coticule and 5x longer then using water stones.