It’s a vintage hard black so it looks to be a good one.
Arkansas Love...Let's see those Arks!
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timwcic
"Look what I found"
Nice, vintage Norton’s are a very good flavor
timwcic
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It is Ark day today
This was a unexpected score today. Stopped by one of my honey hole junk shops and they had this waiting for me. A primitive translucent Ark in a true 2x4 carved base. It is 6 inches at its longest, 3 inches wide and about 1 1/4 thick. Even covered it funk, a light shines about 1/2” thru at the edge. It will go into the dip for a extended swim to see what is there.
This was a unexpected score today. Stopped by one of my honey hole junk shops and they had this waiting for me. A primitive translucent Ark in a true 2x4 carved base. It is 6 inches at its longest, 3 inches wide and about 1 1/4 thick. Even covered it funk, a light shines about 1/2” thru at the edge. It will go into the dip for a extended swim to see what is there.
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Nice score, Tim. Can’t wait to see how it looks after the bath.
timwcic
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Thanks Gents. It will be in a a bath until I get back from a working vacation at the end of the month. Looking forward to see what is under the funk
timwcic
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It is out of the dip and under the funk is a handsom, but old, hunk of Novaculite
Oh man, I wish I had some rocks like you guys. The unfinished sides are super cool! As it stands, here’s my collection:
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I think you’re the only one of us all that owns a devil rock. 
Very nice collection you have there.
Very nice collection you have there.
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Nice!
Here’s an “Arkansas Hack” (assuming you care lol) I recently stubbled upon for anyone who has “traditional” Arks in boxes like I do. I mean sure we all have a rock holder, but all the screwing and unscrewing. Well that’s one thing, finding a rock holder for an 11.5 long rock is another. So here’s what I did after I got some carpet holder stuff over at the hardware store to make the boxes the holders.
This rug stuff:
The application:
The outcome:
Works great!
This rug stuff:
The application:
The outcome:
Works great!
That might be testimony... negative testimony speaking to my illnessI think you’re the only one of us all that owns a devil rock.
Very nice collection you have there.
.And thanks!
Ohio Bluestone?
The lighter colored Queer creek stones look very similar to the stones on the old treadle grinders.
Someone needed to post a Washita that isn't a Washita.
It wears uneven and some of the color changes do indeed coincide with hard and soft spots in the stone and it translates in the feed back. It is a fast stone though.
It wears uneven and some of the color changes do indeed coincide with hard and soft spots in the stone and it translates in the feed back. It is a fast stone though.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Nice idea and well executed I think.
Thank you. I’m genuinely happy with how well it’s working out for me. I haven’t pulled out my rock holder since I did that. . Works well.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
One of my new stones is a white translucent convex Arkansas 8x3. It's a Norton stone and came in a Norton plastic box (much like the SS and Chosera and Shapton boxes). I'm currently used a standard adjustable stone holder to use the stone. It definitely needs something to elevate it as the stone is only a half inch thick or maybe less. I tried the Norton box but didn't like it. The hone holder is okay but not ideal.
I'd like to have a rectangular piece of rubber about 8x3 and about 3/4 inch thick to put my white Ark on when I hone. These are not easily found.
Happy shaves,
Jim
Tell me about it. Thats what I was looking fore before I came up with my solution. The best I could find is typing in “pot resters” into Amazon.
Good luck! If you find a solution, let us know.
