Thread: Finishing Stone Question

That's a great find. Hopefully you can remove it from the box and be able to fit it in either way. Those old washitas are great stones. Better than most of what you can get new. A good one lapped smooth on one side and left rough on the other will take you from bevel set all the way up to finish. You may even find it to go as far as you want depending on technique and your preference.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

That's a great find. Hopefully you can remove it from the box and be able to fit it in either way. Those old washitas are great stones. Better than most of what you can get new. A good one lapped smooth on one side and left rough on the other will take you from bevel set all the way up to finish. You may even find it to go as far as you want depending on technique and your preference.

Yeah I was able to remove it from the box and I'm soaking it in hot water now. Will use some oven cleaner when I get back from evacuation. That underside was completely untouched. I'm flipping over the leather strop too. It was just tacked down on each side of the box.

I'll probably wait to see how much I use it before I flatten the previous side. I already have the 120/1k 4k/8k norton honing set, so I'm not sure I'll need this stone having a rough side.

Overall, between this stone and the diamond stone for $20 total, I think I did decent.

Who said anything about needing it? HAD is about wanting it.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Who said anything about needing it? HAD is about wanting it.

Lol true.

Btw, your signature quote is one of my all time favorite bible references.