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    Picked this hone up at an antique shop last week. It was extremely dirty when I got it. Got it some what cleaned up, it's been soaking in a lye bath for almost a week. Im.sure its an Arkansas stone but it seems to be some what translucent. Going to try and get it lapped this weekend. It's a very heavey stone Name:  2016-09-23 15.04.17.jpg
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    I can't tell if it's translucent or just the reflection from your hand.



    Image from razorandstone.com

    The surface finish is suspect. Arkies especially black and translucent are a type of stone that polishes to a really high standard. You see rough ones, but they tend to have cut marks rather than that soft sheen yours has.

    They also chip and fracture like flint, with a very specific chip pattern. The chips in yours don't seem to match this.

    I have a sneaking suspicion it's a washita stone, But I'm not sure of the grade. Better pictures some outdoors in natural light would make identification easier.

    Washita is still a very dense feeling stone, but it's porous and has a much lower grit rating than a translucent ark. The slurry from a washita feels slightly sandy, and the rock itself is pretty soft. You can scratch and gouge most washita stones with a chisel.

    By contrast Arks don't tend to slurry at all, and are as hard as glass, It's hard to put a deep scratch into an Ark, They will surface scratch but gouging one is very hard, It'll do more damage to the chisel than the stone.
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    I'm going to get it cleaned up a bit more then take some outside pics. I have a feeling it's a Washita, had one before, but the color seems a lot lighter that the one I had before.

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    Might be a lilly white then.

    When clean they look like a nice bright white. I used biological enzyme based washing powder (clothes washing powder). Bucket of warm water, Throw in a good dose of soap then leave the rock to cook overnight. Then the following day let it dry. Do it for a week or two and the drying action seems to bring a lot more oil to the surface.
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