🔪 Genuine Arkansas Hard Fine Knife Sharpening Bench Stone - 8" x 2" x 1/2" Whetstone in Wood Box - FAB-82-C Review

Makes knives sharper than soft stone alone. You may need to purchase a black surgical stone or a translucent stone. I love sharpening my knife with oil and Arkansas stones. It's fun and cathartic

The Arkansas stone is only available in one place on earth, made of 99.9% pure silicon - from Arkansas. For generations it has been the finest natural whetstone. White is fine, black is ultra thin and is still used to sharpen surgical instruments.

Great stone, not quite the shine I was looking for but definitely makes the knife look good. I bought two stones from this company, hard and soft, Arkansas, and the quality is fantastic, thought a thin stone would do. although.

Dan packaged the grindstone box very well with just enough material to keep it from moving around in the outer box. A wooden whetstone box isn't fancy, but feels nice instead of a cardboard or plastic sleeve. The stone itself is a fine Arkansas, sharpening the blade for the final sharpening step before belt grinding.

I already had two Arkansas Bars and was having trouble getting them really sharp. I guess my problem was that they were both too good to start with; I ordered this whetstone hoping it would be a good starting stone for the sharpening process. And it worked - this stone added sharpness to the blades and primed them for my thinner stones. Worth the investment.

When it says "hard" it means it's hard. I can't imagine how quickly the stone needs to be lapped or even lapped at all. Although it appears very slick, it gets the job done surprisingly quickly. A few movements are enough to get a burr. I think this is a great choice after diamond stone and unbeatable value for money. The stone is great for chisels and planer knives, but it becomes a bit more difficult to sharpen knives with as it can be thinner. enough for a couple of pens.

The stone is what I was looking for. Arrived on time. Only 4 stars due to damage in the packaging. Came with a broken corner! Not a big disappointment as it is very small and only on the corner but I still expected a stone with no flaws. I also didn't find it safe to sharpen the blade with a stone in a box. The box is larger than the stone, which causes the stone to move when sharpened. Finally, there is no grip on the bottom of the box, so it also slips while sharpening. A few small tweaks…