That just makes me head hurt.... Speechless.... My condolences.
Arkansas Love...Let's see those Arks!
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This 5” Trans came to me broken in the box. The shard lived up to its Latin translation “Sharp Razor”. Gave me a nice slice while cleaning. Luckily a perfect fracture, the pieces lined up perfectly with no chips missing. Whipped up some neutral epoxy and glued up. A cleanup on the plates to remove the squeezings and polish. Can see but not feel the repair
Unfortunate but if it had to happen at least it was at the end and not in the middle of the stone.
Nice like stick of butter you have!
Yessir, novaculite, obsidian, and flint have been taking down large quarries for thousands of years. In the last few decades they've started making scalpels out of obsidian because the edge retains sharpness throughout surgery. I regularly get a laugh out of the fact that humans scrapped the best technologies they ever had for garbage. Cosmic joke, that one.
Ahh English... making a very straightforward statement unnecessarily difficult to decipher for over a thousand years.
Just purchased this 8x2" translucent, vendor describes it as a "Chris Pye ultra fine translucent Arkansas" but I can't find this particular model online. I believe the Chris Pye signature range are/were made by Norton Pike. Bargain price too! My first Ark, so will need some advice re setup/flattening/oil etc. Vendors photos:
Just found this in a Norton catalogue:
Just found this in a Norton catalogue:
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Nice one. First step is to check it for flatness with a straight edge. If it is flat, happy days. If not, brace yourself...
Really beginning to pay more attention to my Arkansas stones. Took a while to FINALLY get the hang of using them and now life is peachy.
Also going to crack out the "Other" Arkansas rocks...specifically the offerings from Jonathan Coe; his "Arkansas Grey" shown below. Also in the Coe collection are a Bethesda Black and Dota Creek (both not shown here).
Anyone else using Coe hones on a regular/semi-regular basis?
Also going to crack out the "Other" Arkansas rocks...specifically the offerings from Jonathan Coe; his "Arkansas Grey" shown below. Also in the Coe collection are a Bethesda Black and Dota Creek (both not shown here).
Anyone else using Coe hones on a regular/semi-regular basis?
I use both the Bethesda Black and the Dota Creek. Which reminds me, I’ll use them next. The black does well right after bevel set then I use the Dota Creek as a pre-finisher. Although the edge off the Dota is a shaveable edge.
Jon is no longer producing stones, at least not at the moment I don’t think.
Figured I’d give my buddy’s Jerry Stark a run. Sure hope Mr. Coe didn’t give up on producing the Arkansas Grey. Damn fine finisher.
Mail call! They are pretty flat but since it won’t take long I’ll put my finish them even though Dans got them pretty close. Both are 8x3.
Nice ones Scott
Thanks Rick
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Nice little post Covid treat, Scott! Those are as clean as they come. Very nice.
Thanks David!
Got this one in today. Hope to use it in a project I have planned. We shall see.
Very nice stone although marked as an irregular. A couple small spots but nothing that would impair honing. Not a big fan of the half inch stones but it was a good deal.
Very nice stone although marked as an irregular. A couple small spots but nothing that would impair honing. Not a big fan of the half inch stones but it was a good deal.
Nice stone Rick. If its just the spots at one end those are no issue at all.
Congrats!
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timwcic
"Look what I found"
Interesting piece of history, a Hard Ark labeled for the dental trade. Sold by the S.S. White Dental Co, named after Samuel Stockton White (1822-1879). A link with some historical info, still in business today
S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company Records, 1791-1970 (bulk 1870-1965). - https://invention.si.edu/s-s-white-dental-manufacturing-company-records-1791-1970-bulk-1870-1965
S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Company Records, 1791-1970 (bulk 1870-1965). - https://invention.si.edu/s-s-white-dental-manufacturing-company-records-1791-1970-bulk-1870-1965
