Thread: Trying to identify old hone. Help appreciated!

Here's a photo of the stone in the light sans oil.



I was under the impression that washitas were a specific type of arkansas stone.
I take it from the way you mentioned it and it's properties that it might be a category onto itself. Is that the case?

Washita stones are composed of the same material as the "harder" varieties of Ark but are considerably less dense. This means the abrasive peaks are father apart, which equates to a slightly coarser stone and also allows particles to be dislodged easier which creates a faster cutting stone.