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Thanks Wid, that makes sense. The only info I could find about the Washita is they were used in the abattoirs here for knives. It is the second one I have seen, but no-one knew what they were.
The...

Post edited, would be interested in opinions on the third stone. Thanks gents.

Ok, posted with tapatalk. Will edit it tonight when I get home.

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Surgical black,
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Extra hard translucent,
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Third one, not sure. It is as hard as... umm... rock. I have seen a couple of arkansas that looked similar. Vintage and not dished...

The brand is "sharpening systems" never heard of it and it is new. 8 by 2 inch. Not many arkansas hones made it down here. I did miss a Norton white a while back.

So I have a chance to pick up a good sized Arkansas Extra Hard White Translucent, what should I be looking for? Which is the better of the two, black or translucent?

Interesting....I picked up a NOS Swaty a while back, but it is one of the later production ones I think, and some of the guys have mentioned they weren't as good as the old three line ones. Maybe I...

Watched that the first time you put it up, very funny.

Making enquiries about a black Arkansas available locally at the moment, from all the great reports about them, I may have to go for it....

Nice looking stone, what size is it? You can get them down here but they are only 4 x 2 inch.