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Just going by appearance - in the pic where the one on the right looks like a soft Ark, the one on the left bears a resemblance to a Washita. In the last pic so does the one on the right. I'm viewing...

Actually that's about a perfect analogy. Mine do feel almost exactly like a file cutting soft steel when fresh lapped and for a good while afterward. I lap when they start feeling a bit slicker. I...

Dave, I have heard some guys describe Washitas as "crunchy" and that they go out of flat faster than other Arks. Mine sure don't feel crunchy, they just feel like they get a good bite on the steel...

Here's a good representative shot that shows the pores of a Washita fairly decently. It's not the easiest thing to get a photo of. And I have tried some of the newer "Washita" stones also, they are...

They are both Washitas. The pictures in this case are slightly misleading due to the oil staining. If cleaned longer they would both eventually go nearly pure white, but this is good enough for me....

Yeah most of the time it's very tough to tell from photos of used stones because they're so covered in grime. Here are a couple I picked up and what they cleaned up to.

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I have a question for OP. Why are you asking this question? Is it to help you purchase a stone? Or just for general knowledge? Just curious.

I have several Washitas and after Dave's post and...