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Sounds like that could explain how quickly the stone wore down during the lapping process, relative to my Arkansas stones.

Here's a photo of the stone in the light sans oil.

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I was under the impression that washitas were a specific type of arkansas stone.
I take it from the way you mentioned it and it's...

Thank you! I was just trying to identify the stone, I certainly intend to go through and investigate it further for myself when time permits.

Interesting! I was under the impression that they both have a lot of SiO₂ content. Though it sounds like jnats have a higher clay content (if arkansas stones have any). Have you done any...

I've observed a lack of arkansas stones being mentioned around the forum. I recently purchased my own set because I have HAD and I wanted a harder stone for larger knives. After lapping the surgical...

We are in california, the owner of the stone says that it's been in the family for at least 100 years. It would have started out with his great grandfather around the Big Sur area here in California....

I just finished lapping up an old stone that was covered in old grease and dished out by a couple of millimeters. I was told that its an Arkansas stone. In general I know that the stones are more...