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05-11-2009, 12:58 AM #1Senior Member
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Can You Top This Huge Translucent Arkansas Hone?
I have decided that Arkansas hones are too slow and waste my time, but wanted to post a picture of this king sized example of a translucent hone. It was hell to lap, but works on knives and razors. Maybe a modern day Mountain Man would like this for his Green River or Bowie type knife. This is my last post about Arkansas stones, unless somebody can beat this one!
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05-11-2009, 01:34 AM #2Senior Member
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lovely stone
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05-11-2009, 02:00 AM #3Senior Member
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I agree, regardless of how slow it is, that is a beautiful stone. If I had it, I would not let go of it. But then I have perpetual HAD.
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
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05-11-2009, 02:37 AM #4Senior Member
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it might be slow but it sure is a pretty hone
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05-11-2009, 02:48 AM #5illegitimum non carborundum
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I really like the diagonal patterning in the razor. In my limited experience with Damascus steel, I believe that's unusual.
Nice rock too!
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05-11-2009, 03:12 AM #6Senior Member
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At this point I need to give credit to Tim Zowada, who made my Damascus razor. It is uniquely beautiful, and was the only razor in my collection I felt would look natural lying on that chunk of translucent Arkansas novaculite. By the way, I think the reddish orange inclusions are iron. Thanks Tim!
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05-11-2009, 04:23 AM #7Carbon-steel-aholic
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I'm really loving natural stones, as much for their honing ability as for there art. That is a beautiful one for sure
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05-11-2009, 05:19 AM #8Beard growth challenged
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Oh yes, very nice!
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05-11-2009, 02:09 PM #9Senior Member
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I must have HAD. I was so busy looking at that beautiful rock that I didn't even notice the Damascus blade. I mean I saw there was a razor there but I was focused on the hone. Like Chris I would keep that just for the beauty of it even if I was never going to hone with it.
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05-11-2009, 02:21 PM #10Mostly Harmless
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What stone?... I only see a beautiful razor....
Maarten
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