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You're right, but I think it's fair play, not because I don't wish they provided actual size, but because every other cutter sells 3/4th inch stones as full thickness.

Their stones are the same size in full price. The reason that this one was in the specials is that there's a tiny spot on the opposite side that looks like a permanent water spot, but doesn't come...

The arkansas edge has staying power that the crox edge doesn't. Same with a good jnat, it's as easy to shave with as a crox edge, less harsh and with a good linen, it never needs to go back.

Crox...

Nope, that pair is unlabeled. I'm guessing 60s or 70s, because the box is cedar and that seemed to have been popular for a while. They came out of the south, so who knows if some small specialty shop...

I don't think most people would miss a quarter, either, and maybe I'll grow up and stop whining at some point!! It's not like anyone has ever gone through a quarter of an inch of trans ark in their...

I promised I'd show the Dan's trans when I got it.

I'm so fat with stones that I kind of wish I hadn't ordered it because it showed up right around 3/4ths inch on a listing that said 10x3x1.
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If they're not loose, they can last a long time cracked like that. It's hard to tell if anything is loose without touching it, though.

If they're loose, they tend to break off. Otherwise, they're...

Good God!

Vtg Norton Abrasives Hard Arkansas Oilstone HB8 Machinist Jewelers 8 x 2 x 1" | eBay

$286 for a stone that's been dropped. It's not even old. I was in on it up to about $65, and...

I don't know what the technical terms are, but I consider there to be a pretty big difference between cracking and inclusions. Norton seems to cut away even inclusions now (some of the old stones...

Density, density, density, that's about all there is. Color doesn't matter as long as the stones are pure. I guess you could say pore characteristics, too, but that just goes back to density. I...

No, I didn't see that. Thanks! I was down for the count for several months early this year due to a medication reaction, and still have cobwebs and confusion from it. It sucks! And I missed that!
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Those are dark gray trans stones with a structure more like a trans stone (no large foreign particles like you can get with some black stones from some vendors), and they have some translucence,...

Flint knapping and arrowheads, etc. You can buy their materials on their page by the pound, and some of them they have done some of the prep-work for already. It's pretty cheap, but none of the...

I have seen 8x3 multicolor nortons before, and I recall someone who was a dealer calling them and saying they wanted some more interesting and colorful stones for themselves.

In terms of what...

Nice - do you know what grade that block is, or are they not uniform? Someone who deals with norton told me that they waste enormous amount of stone in order to get clear stones. I'm not sure if I...

Someone else asked if Norton was keeping pike stones off the market so that they could sell synthetic stones.

I'm not sure about that, I think it's more about convenience with the washitas and...

Norton has decent fine stones, but the last several I've gotten haven't been as good as those I've gotten from Dan's.

I had another thread but lost it due to not knowing the vendor policy on here...

Curious if anyone else has anything to share (stones that aren't what they say they are). This issue with my stone has been resolved, fortunately, on an accelerated basis because I just can't let...

If I can remember!! (the trans picture), of course.

I thought when I got it out of the box (because there are inclusions/large particles that sparkle) that I may have been dealing with a silicon...

I bought a combo stone from a seller on ebay, one of the no-name black and soft ark stones to use as a base for dumping diamonds on the surface. Sort of a novelty, I guess.

I have heard that some...