Results 1 to 6 of 6
Like Tree22Likes
  • 8 Post By xiaotuzi
  • 2 Post By Hirlau
  • 5 Post By Marshal
  • 3 Post By aaron1234
  • 3 Post By kelbro
  • 1 Post By ScoutHikerDad

Thread: Little two-sided combo hone

  1. #1
    Senior Member xiaotuzi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2016
    Location
    NH
    Posts
    1,924
    Thanked: 1363

    Default Little two-sided combo hone

    Here's a little two sided hone I found for a couple bucks last summer. I don't know what it is but maybe someone here does. I'm not that familiar with Arkansas stones but that would be my guess. Both sides are super hard and the white side is like glass. The purpleish streaked side seems coarser than the white. Maybe I can use it somewhere in a razor honing progression? If not it can use it for knives. Neat looking hone, thought I'd share it.
    Name:  IMG_0817.jpg
Views: 199
Size:  34.1 KBName:  IMG_0818.jpg
Views: 191
Size:  51.7 KBName:  IMG_0819.jpg
Views: 226
Size:  40.1 KB
    "Go easy"

  2. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to xiaotuzi For This Useful Post:

    Marshal (01-20-2017), tinkersd (01-20-2017)

  3. #2
    Senior Member blabbermouth Hirlau's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    South Florida
    Posts
    13,530
    Thanked: 3530

    Default

    It's a nice looking hone, in great shape.
    AlienEdge and xiaotuzi like this.

  4. #3
    Senior Member blabbermouth
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    Virginia, USA
    Posts
    2,224
    Thanked: 481

    Default

    Most Arkansas combination hones fall into 2 categories - a soft Arkansas paired with a Hard, and a Soft Arkansas paired with a Surgical Black. Just for fun, take a bright light and hold it up to the white side, see if it carries through the stone. If that white side is translucent you could have a nice little all in one type of stone. Translucents make for really nice finishers, and soft Arkies are good for coarse to mid level work, so with a little patience you can pretty much do it all on a soft/black (or soft/translucent if you happened to find such a critter). I guess the other option would be a Washita/Translucent, but I dunno what to make of the Washita part of these:

    Arkansas Washita-Translucent Combination Sharpening Stone

    My wager is soft/hard though. They're pretty common. Soft is good for light bevel setting and mid range stuff, Hard is good for mid to high mid level work. You'd probably want something else to finish with, but it would definitely make a good knife hone, and at least 2/3 of a decent Arkie progression.

  5. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Marshal For This Useful Post:

    Geezer (01-20-2017), tinkersd (01-20-2017), xiaotuzi (01-20-2017)

  6. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    695
    Thanked: 77

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by xiaotuzi View Post
    Here's a little two sided hone I found for a couple bucks last summer. I don't know what it is but maybe someone here does. I'm not that familiar with Arkansas stones but that would be my guess. Both sides are super hard and the white side is like glass. The purpleish streaked side seems coarser than the white. Maybe I can use it somewhere in a razor honing progression? If not it can use it for knives. Neat looking hone, thought I'd share it.
    Name:  IMG_0817.jpg
Views: 199
Size:  34.1 KBName:  IMG_0818.jpg
Views: 191
Size:  51.7 KBName:  IMG_0819.jpg
Views: 226
Size:  40.1 KB
    I have the same Stone. I personally found mine rather useless for razors but it worked just fine for knives.

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to aaron1234 For This Useful Post:

    xiaotuzi (01-20-2017)

  8. #5
    Senior Member kelbro's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    N. Carolina
    Posts
    1,352
    Thanked: 181

    Default

    Colored like quite a few Soft/Hard arkies that I've seen.

  9. #6
    Senior Member blabbermouth ScoutHikerDad's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    Upstate South Carolina
    Posts
    3,308
    Thanked: 987

    Default

    Nice combo stone, Garrison-Tell us how it works out!
    xiaotuzi likes this.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •