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The Washita Thread
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Be a bit careful with soap on stones that are a little porous (like washita), because soap scum can get trapped in the stone and is very hard to remove.
Yep noted, pretty sure it will be fine on finer grades like black/translucent Arks and my favourite...charnleys.
Do you know if this can be a problem with liquid hand dish soap? I add one drop per 120ml of water.
Not sure, but possibly. Intuitively I'd guess less than bar soap/lather, but just a guess.
Completely forgot I’d had a little speculative bid on this one. And rather surprisingly won it. 
One of the least common (and coolest) of old Pike labels, this is basically a No.1 rebranded for AB Salmen to sell in the British market. You can see their logo down at the bottom left - a happy coincidence that the Salmen salmon looks almost identical to the Pike pike.
One of the least common (and coolest) of old Pike labels, this is basically a No.1 rebranded for AB Salmen to sell in the British market. You can see their logo down at the bottom left - a happy coincidence that the Salmen salmon looks almost identical to the Pike pike.
I have had a lot of different and rare stones, but never had a Washita LOL.
Well finally got a nice low SG ozone from a buddy of mine and he threw in a Hindostan another I never had.
Washita it is at SG 2.1366
Well finally got a nice low SG ozone from a buddy of mine and he threw in a Hindostan another I never had.
Washita it is at SG 2.1366
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JustAnotherJoe
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Paint me jealous! I've been looking for a hindostan for the better part of a year and have yet to find one.
Have you had a chance to oil up that washita and see what it can do?
Have you had a chance to oil up that washita and see what it can do?
Haven't tried the Hindo yet. I just ran an old Grandma stanless on the Washita. Did a nice job and quick too. That knife is a pain to sharpen as it is a floppy knife upturned tip. So the washita did great.
Ok after an evening of chopping and prepping chicken enchiladas I felt like seeing what the washita would do on a light touch up on the Jonas cleaver. Quick touch up and a few strokes on the TOS. The bite is amazing and smokes through paper towels.
Turns out I like washitas a lot
Are you going to start carrying Western natural sharpening stones now?
Nope, this isn’t even mine. Just on loan sadly.
Course you do ET, you’re a sensible fellow!
It’s a deep old hole too, the more you use them the more you appreciate how remarkable they are. In terms of kitchen knife edge sharpening - they’re the best thing that anyone anywhere has ever dug out of the ground.
I mean except for bbw amirite.
You mean coticule?
