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I also wrote it off up until the shave.
It seems to lay down some steel.
Every thing to do with natural stones is contentious in one way or another.
You are rite, a rounded surface cannot make...

I decided to concentrate on one stone at a time. So I took the blackest Arkansas stone . It had a shiny surface but I decided to try the "Superior Shave" method, using a spoon and 600 grit powder. ...

Time for my weekly Arkansas Blog :)

Today I took these two Smith's Arkansas stones . Covered them in engine degreaser and then added boiling water, leaving them for a few hours, periodically...

I will lap them next weekend hopefully and then take it from there..
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Might these be Arkansas stones ?

The largest is 8 inches im guessing.

Smith's The Symbol Of Sharpening

One says "FAB 8" the other says "MAB 6"..

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Hi Pete, i have to agree with you even though I'm Ark ignorant.
There is definatly feedback and so far it has nullified harsh Ness. Seems ideal for ppl who use synthetics..
They are beautiful ...

Thanks Aaron,
I have just taken 3 Bengall's ... All pre restoration..

Gave them some 1/4/8/16k Shapton honing and then onto the Arks , one for each stone with water/glycerine mixture and 115 laps...

Today was Arkansas day.
Firstly I shaved off the Translucent finished on 1k paper although I think the 600 SIC powder brakes down beyond 1k.
The edge was not Jnat sharp or smooth, however there...

I have 2 more to go. I probably spent as much time cleaning up afterwards as I did lapping..
I'm also considering seeking out a bespoke wood turner to make me a box / stand for the Translucent.. ...

Cheers, I will have a butchers when I get home.

Thanks Magpie but what do I do with the results. Is there a chart showing the density of certain stones?

I did look for extra large cookie sheets and didn't have much joy . It was cheaper for me to go to a place that works with granite and get a piece for free.

Yesterday I got a large piece of very...

Thanks Marty, I will hit Amazon and see if I can get a large steel baking tray.
I think I might try glycerine and water . Glycerine seems to be cheap to buy.

Received my honing oil today . £10 for 150ml and the bottle looked half empty ..

I gave the Sheffield 50 laps and the T.I 80 laps.

Just shaved with the T.I / Castle Forbes lime / Taylors of Old...

A sharpie defiantly the way to go. A baking tray, that would be a bit too small for the 12" stones . I'm after some granite because I went straight through the marble.

I will start at sixty with...

Last night I decided to have a lapping-fest. By the time had done the Translucent I had nothing left in me. It took an age and I stuck with 120 grit instead of going down to 60 grit because im crazy....

I am testing 2 x surgical black and a Translucent . The white hard I will leave alone for the time being.
So the only way to find out if they are hard or true hard or as some one mentioned they...

Thanks ..I will try to use more sayings in the future then you can let the family suffer more :)

Thanks for that info and compliments .
I will give your method a bash this week. Then I will try it over again with the Translucent.
Also this week I will be working on a new customisation ....

The marble did ware down but I stayed in the one channel and it served its purpose.

I just honed 2 blades. Joseph R / T.I Spartacus.
Both had the same treatment . 1k Bevel set. 3 x 20 laps ,...

Unfortunately last night I spotted some damage on the edge caused by a grit particle . Then I noticed under a table lamp light that I had not lapped a small area on one side.
Today I went back to...

Today I took a Surgical Black Arkansas and gave it a lap.

I lapped both sides using a piece of marble as a base and SIC powders 120 / 220 / 400 / 600 . At 400 grit I chamfered the edges with a...

Translucent
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Surgical
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Hard White
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So HandAmerica is Best Sharpening Stones..Thank you

Recently I came into possession of some Arkansas stones and im trying to find out there quality. Some are massive 12" x 3" x 1"1/4.
I am completely ignorant on Arkansas stones or how to used them. ...