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Good to know the Best stones aren't junk.

I've been quite happy with the Dan's 8x2 combo. I hold my stones and don't have overly large hands, so the 2" width has been nice. Sometimes I'll get...

I honed up a pocket knife and a touched up a couple of kitchen knives with some Smith's honing solution. I'm really liking this stone. The edges came out quite well. The 8" length was nice with...

Good to know. Whatever they want to call it, if it gets my edges where I want them, I'm good with it.

I did get a chance lap it and both sides were dead flat right from the start. I hit both...

Outback: The pattern on the medium is really nice.

Euclid: I didn't see that on the site. Pretty cool info. My black ark is flattened on both sides, one burnished the other not. I've played...

After a bit of searching (thanks for the suggestions) and some waffling. I wound up going with a Dan's 8X2 soft/hard combo. The combo wasn't much more than a single stone, got me a bigger soft, and...

True, I've got a 4x2 soft ark I use with knives. Many are larger than a straight. I see a lot of 8x3 hones discussed and just hadn't thought about smaller stones with a straight.

Well, that answers that. :D I'd say my ark is good to go.

I guess it's true what they say about size not mattering... :angel:

I've had a 6x2 Smith's black ark since before I'd even thought about straights. I've always liked that stone.

I'd never flattened it and gave it a go a few months ago. Still have plenty of sic...

Dan's has an 8x2 but no 8x3. I would be fine with the 8x2, but the 8x3 at Best is just about the same price as Dan's 8x2. Of course I might be picking nits and being cheap.;)

I've been looking for a hard (white) ark for pocket/kitchen knives and found this company.
https://www.bestsharpeningstones.com/arkansas-sharpening-stones The prices seem pretty reasonable. Just...