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Hello Everyone,

Now, after about a week of soaking the stones in Simple Green, scubbing with soap, oven cleaner and soft scrub with bleach, here's what I came up with. I'm posting one general...

I just found something in YouTube by "sebastien e." Demonstrating a "blais natural water hone. " anyone know what that is? It's a dead ringer for mine.

So, I managed to unglue the black (ark?) stone from the base and soaked it in Simple Green for about 30 hours. Here are some other pictures that I hope can give the masters some more info in getting...

No 2kish yet. I usually jump from a 1K to a 5K. So maybe I could squeeze the Washita in the middle there for fun?

Thanks. If it is a washita, what can I expect performance wise? What might the approximate grit be? Any peculiarities? Do you like them?

I started washing the first stone with dishwashing detergent and Smith's. Still has blackish speckles after about 15-20mns of scrubbing. Is this the natural color of the stone or is it just really...

Hey Again Euclid,

Sorry, but I'm limited by my photo technology. Don't think I can get much more close up of the two naturals than I already have, but can try to get some slurry pics after I've...

Hi Euclid,

There are 4 hones total. 2 are barber hones. 2 are naturals. One of the 2 naturals is probably an Ark (the previous owner wasn't sure). Yes, the last picture is a closeup of the...

... thanks for the replies so far. Just learned some more info on the hones. The previous owner can't remember which hones he applied oil to. Likely all of them at one point or another. Does that...

Hello Everyone,

I just received these hones as a gift from a dear friend who is no longer using them. The gift is personally meaningful but would be even more so if I knew more about them. Any...