Thread: Arkansas stones wonderful gems.

Hell yes you're crazy .... that is why you are here .... where the inmates are running the asylum !

I like the one on the bottom right

I like the one on the bottom right too.
That's a nice size of really fine clear arkansas stone.
I got that by offering 14 bucks.
It's the only one i ever used on a razor.
i did get a good shave from the edge.
a few i did use on knives.
Any stone i make a choce in my head that's for razors not going
to sharpen a knife or axe or tool on it.

More Photos with close ups.
Though i should do a close
up. one i bought not to long ago.

tell me more about the little yellow one, 2nd photo... is it translucent? Hard? Medium? Feel similiar to the translucent?


I like the color of it...

That is a nice grit to finish on.
I heard that color is a little more rare.

I added a photo of my finesh one.

I have a vintage yellow one like that, the back looks like it was hand cut or chiseled. It's a *fantastic* stone. It's a touch faster than my very clear (or at least more closer to clear) translucent, but still makes at least as fine or maybe even a finer edge. I figured the yellow one would be just a translucent that'd be colored by age and oil (and maybe it is), but it is totally non-porous (so it's not a lesser grade), but still does not pass light through the middle with a flashlight.

I haven't had a chance to finish a razor on it yet, though.