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Left, almost certainly, right, possibly.

From the set of three pictures in your second batch, top picture dog bone stone, probably. One on the left unsure, but if I were hoping to have 90% odds,...

When they're freshly lapped, I'd say they have a bit of a feeling of "filing" the metal, it's a uniform smooth aggressive feeling, but not scratchy like a soft arkansas can be. Not everyone here uses...

If they are marked Pike Washita, Norton Washita, Behr Manning, Woodworker's Delight, Carpenter's Delight or Mechanic's Friend, they are real washitas. If they are smiths or some other later stone,...

Dan's isn't going to be able to tell you a whole lot about washitas. Norton owns the old Pike mine area and has decided that while there is plenty of material still there, it's not profitable to go...

I know my post sounded ridiculous. But what Euclid says is the case, that you get odds when you buy washitas, unless you buy a very expensive labeled washita. I couldn't have done 50/50 before buying...

I can only say that if you buy two dozen of each, then you'll have a good chance of making your odds better with buying a washita stone.

The best way I can describe the difference in looks is...