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This was the reaction I had after my first arkie shave once I really figured it out. Mind you I was still somewhat new to honing at the time so it would still take me a couple of tries to really get...

Yeah I was just joking. I remember the dragons tongue stones went up when people on here and other forums started going crazy on them and Inigo Jones didn't know how to handle it and couldn't make...

I guess soon the prices are going to go up then. Good thing I got mine already.

The dans primitive stones are like an off the menu item. You have to know it exists before ordering. I don't know why they dont advertise it. Saves them lots of money

FranfC...

Another way to get it there faster is to add a layer of tape and do a micro bevel. IMO you do sacrifice some smoothness but instead of 200 or more laps it can take as little as 50-100....

I have to say I am in the 2" group myself. Of course I like to hold the hone in my hand so a 3" stone is a little too wide for me.

Well if the price is right I would say go for it.

Doesn't matter the color, although "Extra Hard" sounds kinda gimmicky. If its translucent its obviously a hard stone. Make sure there are no cracks or divots that will have to be lapped out because...

A good way but not a foolproof way to tell if your translucent or black arkie is ready for razors is be its reflectivity. I usually don't stop breaking it in till I can hold it flat and see detailed...

I know I started using them as my main finishers since about a year and a half ago maybe. Before that it was just a coticule. I didn't worry about it taking longer or anything like that as I was...

Yep I use my 2x4 ark more than any other ark I have and it takes maybe a hundred laps

Washita to Trans or black. I am not saying it can't be done but geez that would seem to take for ever. I mean you could go from a nani ss 1k to a gokyuma 20k and it would work eventually but god why....

Can you take a picture of the lapped side with out oil or water. This is an unusual looking (to me at least) arkie.

Is it a hard ark or a black or translucent ark. If it's a hard then I treat them more like a pre finisher although I have known a few people who finish on the regular hard arks. Smoothness comes with...

Yeah this is like the longest thread on arks on this forum. I was going to say something about the seeming resurgence of arks. Its nice.

Yes, I do not want it permanently affixed. I would like to be able to remove it if I want for cleaning or if I decide to sell it later I can do so with it being able to be in original condition.

Looks like success :rofl2:

Yeah that is exactly what I am trying to do. These stones are quite chippy on the bottom and sides as they are rough cut and not finished, so I am going to get some kind of resinous sealer to keep it...

Plaster of Paris you say, never thought about that. I don't have a belt sander but I have people who do so I can use them. I was thinking maybe a tile saw, I have a commercial grade one with water...

Soo....Got these finally. They are stupid huge. Especially the translucent. These are going to be a b!tch to break in. That little sucker in the middle is a 4x2 black trans. The large black has no...

Either. They are just names for stones that look different but fall into the same density rating. Arks don't go by grit they go by density which is rated by specific gravity. I don't have a...

Ones a "medium" sized hard black and the other is a large sized translucent. I bought both. She literally just let me know today right as I was about to order a different stone. I had to beg SWMBO to...

Haha, well I think I am about to make you jealous.

Dang dude that sucker is huge. How much does it weigh?

I asked for the larger one. They said it was a medium. The more square one they said was a small. The larger one they told me was 6-ish by 3-3.25 and mostly 1 inch thick.

The smaller they said...