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The stones are usually used by carpenters and craftsmen to give a final polish to the tools like chisels and wood plane blades after the tools have been sharpened on a lower grit stone.
The bad...

The Arkansas stones are slow cutters but will do a good job if you have a very light touch. I tried a translucent white stone which is supposed to be the finest of the Arkansas stones.
For me it did...