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Just wanted to show the Stone that I purchased off eBay last week. I came in the mail today. I just washed it off, haven't tried to take it out of it's box and
Haven't used it but have I feeling that I'll be happy with it.http://img.tapatalk.com/47bce82d-102c-2eb8.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/47bce82d-1051-98d6.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/47bce82d-1073-8db6.jpg
Any word on what it is? Or what it was sold as?
that looks like one I seen the other day online made by boker...nice stone tho :) any details on it?
Is it a dirty washita...? I have an old Washita, and it has the same look, only in white....
Think Zib is right,I got this in japan 67/68,the stone that is mounted is not any type of Jnat,maybe it was army surplus or something.Have never used it for anything,is just a disply thingie.Just lapped it with the DMT,slurry is milky white,stone is very hard,to my eye looks the same as the above.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...boxstone-1.jpg
Definitely looks like a Washita to me(not that that is a bad thing).:)
That would be my guess also, I've got two that look just like that minus the wood boxQuote:
Originally Posted by zib
The lady that sold it to me did not know what type of stone it was. She had a goodly number of people inquire but as it was covered in dirt and crud and look lt looked black no one knew. I was fortunate in that she sold it to me for 30$us Including postage. Lapping it tomorrow ( but it looks very level now) and see what it does. Thank for all your notes.
I would say also Washita.
I have 2 stones that color. One is a soft Arkansas and the other a hard Arkansas. You will know when you start honing on it. The hard Arkansas is very slick and smooth, like glass. The soft Arkansas will feel like sandstone.
My I initial thought was an oil soaked coti, but i think everyone is right. Definitely looks like a washita.
I just looked at this thread again and paid more attention to the pics. My hones are brown with darker brown markings.
On my monitor your hones look brown. If yours is a dirty white base color then I agree it is most likely a Washita. I have 3 of those also including a Lily White Washita. I would estimate the grit at appox 800-1000 but they do vary. Clean it with soap, water and a scrubbing brush then use oven cleaner a couple of times, then repeat the soap and water.
Yes, mine is definitely light brown with darker brown markings. It needed very little/almost no lapping the stone is very flat and based on the amount of water it soaks into it(takes in very little before it pools)when I used it leans to the harder side. It's a beautiful stone. More ideas?
Now you have to compare it to a known, labeled stone, such as the aforementioned, by actually using a razor on it with a bit of pressure. One of the posters, RodB, stopped over to my home and we compared a hone of his to some labeled hones, a Hindostan I think it was, and confirmed they were the same. That is about the only way to know with certainty.
If it is a soft Arkansas or a Washita then you will not enjoy the shave you get off it. A hard Arkansas would be better but still not something you will enjoy. In short, yours is not a stone that will give an acceptable shaving edge. The best that can be done is to determine where in the honing process this stone will fit. My guess is that it is a soft Arkansas suitable for the rough stage of honing, if it is a Washita then it is best used to develop the bevel. A hard Arkansas would not take up any water.
Hope this helps, :)
Having play around with all my Ark stones a lot with razors, as Randy has said, the soft white and Washita are somewhere in the 800-1200 range, I've set bevels with those, they also act differently with oil instead of water and cut slower and polish slightly better. They are not fast and can get frustrating, but they do work as a lower grit hone. If you can't get it to work with razors, they will give a wicked edge to kitchen/hunting knives and tools.