Washita Thread. Show off, discuss, etc.
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Oh it’s just lovely innit!
Pike’s brief foray into this beautiful Art Deco label design isn’t much commented upon nowadays, if it’s remembered at all. But that same brevity is what makes this a must have for any true collector or aficionado of early c.20th American natural sharpening stones. Even though the label on yours isn’t perfect Tim; in the right auction (or if you dangled it for a while in front of @David ‘s Pike-Norton shrine thing wot he built) I could see your Washita selling for a significant amount of green.
(Have I been watching too much Antiques Roadshow…?)
Yes I suppose it does take a little while for the latest trends and fashions to reach you down there.
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No, I don’t know what it means either. But sign up now - I promise you it’ll be a big thing in a few years…
I'm still friends with Tom on Myspace.
Sellers pics. Won this 6x2 lily white for opening bid. 40 bucks. Caught Ian sleeping.
Newly acquired 6x2. Degreased lapped & ready to go.
Just getting around to unboxing this one. I haven’t put steel to it yet, but after lapping, it’s one of the softer Washitas I’ve had. The slurry got gummy on an atoma 400 like a Thuri does. Neat stone, and really neat box/label.
Oh I'm glad that one found its way into good hands.
I was surprised someone else didn’t grab it first.
A great and interesting thread.
I'm on a buying hiatus for my partner's big birthday bash, otherwise temptation would've got the better of me.
I would have just for the box and label.
Oh wow, a full size bench stone of it.. Nice..
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Caught me sleeping so bad I didn't even find the post about it until 2 months later.
I still check eBay pretty regularly... but it's usually just 3-4 minutes skimming the newest listings and then I move on. Haven't found anything other than Obvious stuff that sells for hundreds more than I want to pay in months.
My last score I think was that Norton Trihone with the ark. Before that a couple 5 and 6 inch thuris...
Seen a couple 8" y/g or two tone thuris and other choice stuff like that... but Im no longer the second place bid when I lose... Now I'm $100-200 under it. Either I'm getting cheaper or others are getting more spendy.
Washita's? Only things that have tempted me lately are a couple <150$ WWD's and soft LWWs... but I've resisted and left them for others. I vaguely remember seeing a RRW a few months back unless I dreamed it, but I think it was listed correctly and I didn't even watch it to see where it ended... knew it was gonna be crazy.
What's the Mechanics friend say in the top left of label?
I always thought WWD were LWW/RRW, Carpenter's Choice (or whatever that one is called) were #1 and Mechanics Friend were #2... but maybe I got the latter 2 flipped?
I will say this... I've only ever owned one CC (label basically destroyed but just enough to ID) and no Mechanics friends... so lower grade or not... just from a coolness/rarity factor... one with a good label is a score.
I've got a couple unlabeled Washita with that almost chalky softness you describe. I LOVE the feel of em. Edge isn't the most refined... but still great stones... especially if you plan to go to a followup/polishing stone after.
I still check eBay pretty regularly... but it's usually just 3-4 minutes skimming the newest listings and then I move on. Haven't found anything other than Obvious stuff that sells for hundreds more than I want to pay in months.
My last score I think was that Norton Trihone with the ark. Before that a couple 5 and 6 inch thuris...
Seen a couple 8" y/g or two tone thuris and other choice stuff like that... but Im no longer the second place bid when I lose... Now I'm $100-200 under it. Either I'm getting cheaper or others are getting more spendy.
Washita's? Only things that have tempted me lately are a couple <150$ WWD's and soft LWWs... but I've resisted and left them for others. I vaguely remember seeing a RRW a few months back unless I dreamed it, but I think it was listed correctly and I didn't even watch it to see where it ended... knew it was gonna be crazy.
What's the Mechanics friend say in the top left of label?
I always thought WWD were LWW/RRW, Carpenter's Choice (or whatever that one is called) were #1 and Mechanics Friend were #2... but maybe I got the latter 2 flipped?
I will say this... I've only ever owned one CC (label basically destroyed but just enough to ID) and no Mechanics friends... so lower grade or not... just from a coolness/rarity factor... one with a good label is a score.
I've got a couple unlabeled Washita with that almost chalky softness you describe. I LOVE the feel of em. Edge isn't the most refined... but still great stones... especially if you plan to go to a followup/polishing stone after.
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8x2 boxed Washita came in as well.
Box looks like my pike no.1
Those chalky ones can remove chips in carbon steel in short order.
