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Sorry Mike I misunderstood, I thought you meant go to the store pick out an ark from their stock and go home.

They are order only gents none stocked in store at Lee valley

Okay thanks Dave I'll just keep what I've got and work on technique and get to know my stones well

Immensely helpful Dave, I do the same from slurried or rough washita, fine never lapped washita, fresh unlapped black and have to wait until I have a broken in other side of the black and life will...

Thanks wid, I tried yesterday without it being broken in and then again today but followed it with a coticule. More then acceptable shave today

I will be breaking one side in when I stop working...

I put it to the back of my DMT Dia Flat to check flatness and I verified it was flat to .0005" and I don't need it any flatter then that. I never take the easy way out. I use it straight out of the...

Thank you Wid

They are a cool stone. After the test shave with the black ark was very passable but not the greatest I dulled the edge on the side of the stone and made sure I put a little pressure not just weight...

I don't need a soft or hard with a washita, can go directly from washita > hard black and that's all she wrote. One side of mine cuts fine and the other cuts coarser. My washita is sitting beside my...

Yes I ordered Thursday night at 11:30 pm and it arrived today around 6:30pm. I could have dealt with a 8x2 but 8x3 is overkill to someone who's never really used a stone that size.

Pictures don't do this stone justice l. Much finer then I thought it would be. Super smooth to hone on. Came 100% flat and with a nice smooth surface. All I've got to do now is break it in and I'll...