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A Washita isn't soft and neither is a "soft" Arkansas, in terms of how it feels to the touch and even how it feels under a blade. It is coarser than a soft Ark which is finer than a Washita, but not...

Well AFAIK Washita is the coarser stone in an Arkansas progression. I used to use mine to set a bevel on a pocket knife and then go to a soft Arkansas to sharpen. That was before I knew that what I...

Looks very like the same type as an old Washita I bought from Smith's back in the '70s. :shrug: