Dans Whetstone Genuine Arkansas Hard Fine Pocket Knife Blade Sharpening Stone Wet stone 4 x 1 x 3 8-1 2 in Leather Pouch FAP-14-L Sale

Soft Arkansas (Fine): This is the most versatile and most popular of the
Arkansas stones. Soft Arkansas stones are used to quickly put an initial edge
on dull or neglected knives or other cutting tools. This is a natural stone
and color can vary from white to gray black to pink gray, or a combination of
these colors in a single stone. Genuine Arkansas stones are 100% quarried in
the Ouachita Mountains of central Arkansas. They are highly sought after
worldwide for their superior ability to sharpen knives and woodworking tools,
as well as to put surgical quality edges on a wide variety of instruments
Arkansas stones produce these fine edges s with less wear that man-made
stones. Arkansas stones are classified as Novaculite, which is extremely hard
and fine grained rock containing almost pure silica. These stones are
classified in 4 grades and progress from Soft to Hard to Translucent and
finally to Black. Each grade is based on the specify gravity or density of the
mineral and not the grit or particle size. The grades with more dense or
tightly packed particles will produce a finer or sharper edge. In addition,
stone grades are not determined by color, as color alone will not
differentiate the hardness of different stone grades. Each grade may contain
any of the following colors: black, blue-black, charcoal, grey, white, multi-
color, brown, pink or red, or a combination of these colors in a single stone.
These stones come in a leather pouch to protect them when not in use. All
Arkansas stones work best with light mineral honing oil to suspend the metal
particles produced by the sharpening process which prevents clogging of the
pores of the stone.