It came out of the box pretty easy. Straight into the simple green. We shall see.
From the picture I'm thinking man made carborundum.
I hope not. But could be.From the picture I'm thinking man made carborundum.
I hope not. But could be.
How aggressive was the BBW? I've often read that it's equivalent to a 4K synthetic, grit-wise. Do you find that to be accurate?
Definitely not carborundum. But I don't have any idea. It's got layers and swirls. Pretty hard and dense but not super fine. It feels washita-esque but could be something else. I don't have any idea. Just glad it's not an India stone. ~8.5"*2.25"
More pictures tomorrow
A naturally bonded bbw is an exception as far as I know. In this case the bbw is (usually) much finer than usual. So a difference to the single sold bbw.I’m going to go against the grain here and say - in my experience the particle or grit size of a naturally bonded BBW has tended to seem around the same as the coti side. I even have one particularly odd stone where the coti side is notably coarser.
A naturally bonded bbw is an exception as far as I know. In this case the bbw is (usually) much finer than usual. So a difference to the single sold bbw.
And that seems to agree with your experience.
Right now I think it might be a Dalmore. It's beautiful whatever it is. Never seen anything like it.
One of them has a ridiculous amount of mica. Absolute glitter bomb.
So when I said above 'original old Pike stones from New Hampshire'... it's pretty likely that's what you've got there by the look of it. The stone that Pike made their name on, and one of the first, if not the first, significant commercially produced US stones. I believe they were originally made mostly as scythestones, which would fit with the shape of yours too. Seriously cool score.
(Credit to @Desert Rat who originally sent me that vid a while ago - I wouldn't have known about it otherwise. I'm not just an encyclopedic repository of niche stone information!)
That's a great set. You got everything covered from knives to tools to razors.Grandpa set me up with a nice little travel kit as well. Touching up one side of the hard/translucent on 220 makes it a bit easier for deburring
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So when I said above 'original old Pike stones from New Hampshire'... it's pretty likely that's what you've got there by the look of it. The stone that Pike made their name on, and one of the first, if not the first, significant commercially produced US stones. I believe they were originally made mostly as scythestones, which would fit with the shape of yours too. Seriously cool score.
(Credit to @Desert Rat who originally sent me that vid a while ago - I wouldn't have known about it otherwise. I'm not just an encyclopedic repository of niche stone information!)
but looks like Washita if I understand this
That Santoku with the Scallops only a mm away from the edge is what I normally see from people who go to the Farmer's Market "belt sander guy" who takes off many years of metal every time he touches a blade.That's pretty cool. Thanks for resharing. I'm anxious to get to play with it.
Right now I'm on overnight trip to a couple friend's house. I always bring some kind of sharpening stones because they cook a lot and appreciate a touch-up when I visit. Mostly they have a bunch of Wusthofs, couple of Cutcos. So soft stainless. This time I brought the Buck Washita and a Norton Translucent File for deburring. I'm super impressed by the Buck. Cuts super fast at about 800 grit. Great feedback so you can tell when you are done because you don't feel the gritty resistance of mangled apex. Then just a couple swipes on the little hard ark to refine the apex just a touch and eliminate any burr. These are really pretty much the perfect tools for this knife collection.
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