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stonehenge i also use my trans/black ark the same way for final polish . i use synthetic's up to 8k or 16k. then on to the trans/black

novaculite is the name of the stone not the abrasive it mean's razor stone. the abrasive is microcrystalline quartz
it is also recognized as a re-crystallized variety of chert. It is a high-purity...

i would put oil on top of the stone. let it sit there for 20 min's to see if it would lift the dirt or swarf out of the pores. then wipe the oil away .

that look's like a soft ark . the pores look to be cloged to. the trick to washita and soft arks are , you have to let them soak in oil or let the oil sit on top of the stone for a few mintues so the...

post some pic's and get it I.D

i just received a surgical black ark 10x3x1, and after an hour of flattening i have a spot worn flat about an inch wide and the full length of the stone. this is going to be a fight. i'll start a new...

yes your right i said the trans & surgical black are 1200+. the 1200 grit number is assigned to the size of the grit , but unlike synthetic's the grit on ark doesnt break down roll around and...

That's called using your ark as a base stone you can do that on the trans, surgical black. i use oil on my oil stone's but when i use my arks as a base stone i'll use water . for the most part...

yes ,you have to use oil if not you'll glaze the stone over .

I'm glad it helped you out thats what we are all here for is to help one another out !

flatten them once in a life time if your only sharpening straight razors on them. Wow gamma your surgical black is beautiful .
The only question that comes to mind is how does one hone with no arm's...

gamma i would love to see your translucent stone !

+1 to what gamma said ,he hit on alot of good points. something else i would like to put out there ark's progression and how to prep your translucent or surgical black stone. first up the...

Yes i understood what you meant i was just poking fun at it.
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This is one thing i know for sure, is that you cant judge and ark by it's color . and you'll never find a translucent graded as a soft ark. :D Both the translucent and the surgical black are the same...

ark don't work well with slurry the stone doesnt break down well under the weight or pressure of a razor blade . ark fineness come's from the stone being worn smooth and how dense the stone is . let...