Rough Arkansas Honing Stone

Mel freely admits to licking rocks Pretty Gritty at your service. Member since August 2020 Posts: 959	Rough Arkansas Honing Stone Nov 20, 2020 21:04:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mel on Nov 20, 2020 21:04:27 GMT -5 A client approached me today about rough honing stone. He makes his own knives, and wants to make his own honing bars from the rough stones. Anyone have a source?
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Rough Arkansas Honing Stone Nov 21, 2020 3:21:14 GMT -5 mohs, Peruano, and 2 more like this

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Novaculite, also called Arkansas Stone, is a microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline rock type that consists of silica in the form of chert or flint. It is commonly white to grey or black in color, with a specific gravity that ranges from 2.2 to 2.5. It is used in the production of sharpening stones. It occurs in parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as in Japan and parts of the Middle East. The name novaculite is derived from the Latin word novacula, meaning a sharp knife, dagger, or razor[2] in reference to its use in sharpening.

Mel freely admits to licking rocks Pretty Gritty at your service. Member since August 2020 Posts: 959	Rough Arkansas Honing Stone Nov 21, 2020 14:33:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mel on Nov 21, 2020 14:33:39 GMT -5 rmf you are a lifesaver
	"And if my ways are not as theirs, let them mind their own affairs. Their deeds I judge and much condemn, yet when did I make laws for them?" - A.E Houseman "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." - Keats

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