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My Daughter Just Bought Me this Surgical Black Arkansas Finishing Stone..I Spoke to an Old Gent in the USA that has Used Hundreds of Arkansas Stones throughout his Life & He Said these were as Fine as Any Arkansas Stone He has Ever Came Across..I Am Drawn to these Stones because they are Natural Slow Cutters for Refining & Polishing..They Also have Interesting Cutting Properties..:)

Billy
 
Fergiebilly said:
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My Daughter Just Bought Me this Surgical Black Arkansas Finishing Stone..I Spoke to an Old Gent in the USA that has Used Hundreds of Arkansas Stones throughout his Life & He Said these were as Fine as Any Arkansas Stone He has Ever Came Across..I Am Drawn to these Stones because they are Natural Slow Cutters for Refining & Polishing..They Also have Interesting Cutting Properties..:)

Billy
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I use the same stone at work almost every day, they are superb polishers. I use paraffin with mine so it doesn't get clogged up. You won't be dissapointed...:)
 
I lied about the soaps being my final purchase. Razorock the stallion and proraso green en route. Also had to buy a new phone as the screen came away from my old one - first phone that has actually broken during my ownership.

I'm still so tempted to buy more things...
 
Shave to the grave said:
I use the same stone at work almost every day, they are superb polishers. I use paraffin with mine so it doesn't get clogged up. You won't be dissapointed...:)
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If you don't mind me asking, what or how you polish with a stone? I always wondered, also with some sharpening stones especially the natural ones, they mention about Jewellers and polishing.
How does this Arkansas stone compared to a Charnley Forest? would you say it is finer?
 
Sezer1974 said:
If you don't mind me asking, what or how you polish with a stone? I always wondered, also with some sharpening stones especially the natural ones, they mention about Jewellers and polishing.
How does this Arkansas stone compared to a Charnley Forest? would you say it is finer?
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Good question. If you click on the link I posted to @Fergiebilly you will be able to get a better idea of what Arkansas stones are all about. In a nutshell, no matter what you're sharpening, be it a straight or a plane iron etc, you have to establish a bevel which is appropriate to that tool. Where people go wrong is in assuming the blade/ iron is sharp at this early stage. In order to obtain true sharpness you have to think of the two sides of the cutting iron coming together & forming just ONE edge. The real sharpening is not achieved by removing metal, but rather by POLISHING the newly created bevel. This is achieved through a progression of finer stones, either natural or manmade. I am aware of Charnley stones but since I've only used Arkansas stones, I couldn't say much about them. Arkansas stones are very slow cutters but they are not there to remove metal really but rather to polish the metal. They really do excel at this. Remember, it's the polishing that sharpens ONCE the bevel has been established. Hope that makes sense...:)
 
Shave to the grave said:
Blimey! That should do the trick...:D
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Shave to the grave said:
Good question. If you click on the link I posted to @Fergiebilly you will be able to get a better idea of what Arkansas stones are all about. In a nutshell, no matter what you're sharpening, be it a straight or a plane iron etc, you have to establish a bevel which is appropriate to that tool. Where people go wrong is in assuming the blade/ iron is sharp at this early stage. In order to obtain true sharpness you have to think of the two sides of the cutting iron coming together & forming just ONE edge. The real sharpening is not achieved by removing metal, but rather by POLISHING the newly created bevel. This is achieved through a progression of finer stones, either natural or manmade. I am aware of Charnley stones but since I've only used Arkansas stones, I couldn't say much about them. Arkansas stones are very slow cutters but they are not there to remove metal really but rather to polish the metal. They really do excel at this. Remember, it's the polishing that sharpens ONCE the bevel has been established. Hope that makes sense...:)
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Aye..The Polishing of a Honed Sharp Edge is what Attracts Me to this Stone..:)

Billy
 
I have 400 Polsilver Super Iridium blades coming from DCC. I may end up gradually selling off my Wilkinson Light Brigades, and just using the Iridiums in my waning old age years. If not, since the Iridiums are no longer being made, they'll be an investment and I can eventually re-sell them.
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