Finally bought an Ark

I do have a belt sander but I don't think that's necessary here. I've got it really close now. At some point I'm going to check the SG of this stone. I'll be surprised if it's any less than 2.50. It feels like a really dense stone and has nice high pitched ring to it

I've been working on the pink. I took it to the DiaFlat to get those two deep scratches out. Took about 10 minutes. First pic is after the DiaFlat. Second pic is after a worn atoma 1200. Last pic is after a chosera 1k. All the scratches are gone now...it just needs burnishing for a while and it will be razor ready.

I guess Ruark was right, "use enough gun"
I may have to take my HF diamond plates to these others, I had been scared it would ruin them

Oh man, that baby got even prettier after getting all smoothed out. Gorgeous indeed.

I don't know about your HF diamond plates, but mine are not flat. That's what would worry me most.

PapaFish said:

I don't know about your HF diamond plates, but mine are not flat. That's what would worry me most.

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Yeah, that thought came to me later. But I'm still scared to try it on my DMT 600/1200.

Got a couple new stones. A 6x2 Norton Washita and a 6x2 Norton Queer Creek, both NOS...never been touched with oil. Does anyone know much about dates of manufacture for the Norton Behr-Manning stones? Jusy curious about approximate age on the Washita

Real nice, great score!

Washita box is, I think - late 40s. The queer creek box is, I think, 50s.

Nice stones indeed. Congratulations.

Gamma said:

Washita box is, I think - late 40s. The queer creek box is, I think, 50s.

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Cool. That's close enough for me, TY

Thanks ekretz and mcveymac.

I see its $1.28 I will double it to $2.56 and let you walk away from the deal, lesson learned. I am that kind of guy.

I picked this up today. Looks to be NOS with a nice piece of hard black on one side and an India on the other.

Dcaddo111 said:

I picked this up today. Looks to be NOS with a nice piece of hard black on one side and an India on the other.

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Those are a nice size, too. 7"x2". I passed on one a couple years ago for what was a very good price. India and non-translucent Black like yours appears to be. Now every time I see one, I kick myself. Let us know how it performs.

Looks good. I like a fine India to translucent Ark transition.

PapaFish said:

Those are a nice size, too. 7"x2". I passed on one a couple years ago for what was a very good price. India and non-translucent Black like yours appears to be. Now every time I see one, I kick myself. Let us know how it performs.

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Haven't heard from you in a while.
Yes the size is really nice for the bench or in the hand. The black is flat now and I've started conditioning it. I'll post back after I've used it a couple of times.

Alum of Potash said:

Looks good. I like a fine India to translucent Ark transition.

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This is the first India I've ever owned so I'm looking forward to honing on it. It's harder than I expected.

India oilstones are quite handy things to have around.

How long have you had the dmt lapping plate?

kcb5150 said:

How long have you had the dmt lapping plate?

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I've had it around 15 months. Ish.