Thread: ARKANSAS STONES

Here are some photos of my Norton No. 1 Washita. IMHO, I consider it to be a hard, fairly fast hone somewhere in the 3000 grit range.

I like to use my Washita when I am setting a bevel. I first start out with a King 1000 water stone and when I am about half way to where I want to be, I introduce the Washita and start pyramid honing between the King and the Washita. This combination works for me and it seems to speed up the bevel setting process.

I have shaved off of the Washita/King pyramid. It was not a comfortable shave, but it did shave.