'Apache Strata' hone-$96 shipped shipped in US; actual shipping costs for outside US. Solely a finishing stone; extremely hard and fine. Slow cutter, hard to raise slurry with. Leaves a mirror finish on the bevel. See http://naturalhones.com/?product=7-x-3-25-apache-strata-hone-id-as0108 for original listing, and http://naturalhones.com/?page_id=466 for a description of the Apache Strata stone. Recently lapped with certified flat diamond plate and then polished with 1000/2000 grit wet/dry. Slurry stone included.
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'Apache Red' hone-$35 shipped in US; actual shipping costs for outside US. A great pre-finisher, especially in conjunction with the Apache strata. Fast cutter with slurry. See http://naturalhones.com/?product=6-5-x-2-x-12-apache-red-honing-stone-id-ar0107 for original listing, and http://naturalhones.com/?page_id=666 for a description of Apache Red stone. Recently lapped with certified flat diamond plate and then polished with 1000/2000 grit wet/dry. Slurry stone is included.
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wet:'Apache Red' hone-$35 shipped in US; actual shipping costs for outside US. A great pre-finisher, especially in conjunction with the Apache strata. Fast cutter with slurry. See http://naturalhones.com/?product=6-5-x-2-x-12-apache-red-honing-stone-id-ar0107 for original listing, and http://naturalhones.com/?page_id=666 for a description of Apache Red stone. Recently lapped with certified flat diamond plate and then polished with 1000/2000 grit wet/dry. Slurry stone is included.
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