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Soft Arkansas Whetstone 4" x 1"
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SKU: MAP-KMEX
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Dan's Whetstone Arkansas sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on Hapstone and KME knife sharpeners. Arkansas stones are made of novaculite, a naturally abrasive material of high density.
Arkansas stones are mined in the Ouachita Mountains in the state of Arkansas in the United States. Arkansas stones consist of silica, but unlike synthetic abrasives, do not consist of individual abrasive grains of the same size. Arkansas quartz structure consists of fused crystal grains of different sizes.
Dan's Whetstone offers Arkansas stones of the following types:
- Soft - medium grit range
- Hard - fine grit range for pre-finish sharpening
- Translucent - ultra-fine grit range for finish sharpening and honing
- Black - ultra-fine grit range for finish sharpening and honing
Advantages of aluminum blanks
- If you accidentally drop the stone, it's less likely you break it;
- Much longer life span for the stone after multiple flattening and lapping;
- Easy identification due to laser engraving;
- Reliable clamping for stones of imperfect shape.
Stones mounted on aluminum blanks are thicker than stock KME stones. We recommend using the thickness compensator if you use stones of different thickness.
SKU: COTICULE-STANDARD-KMEX
AVAILABILITY: In stock (5 items)
PRODUCT TYPE: 4" Mounted Sharpening Stone
VENDOR: Ardennes Coticule
Belgian Coticule Whetstones are used for super finish sharpening on KME or Hapstone knife sharpeners.Yellow Coticule is mined in the Ardennes mountains in Belgium. Coticule is ultra-fine natural stone with a high garnet content, with estimated grit approximately 8000-12000 JIS....
SKU: CHINESEBLUE-KMEX
AVAILABILITY: In stock (7 items)
PRODUCT TYPE: 4" Mounted Sharpening Stone
VENDOR: Gritomatic
Chinese Bluestones are used for super finish sharpening using KME or Hapstone knife sharpener. Estimated grit for Bluestone is approximately 6000 JIS.Chinese Bluestones stones are universal and can be used to sharpen knives of any steel.May have slight natural imperfections;...
SKU: DOTACREEK-KMEX
AVAILABILITY: Out of Stock
PRODUCT TYPE: 4" Mounted Sharpening Stone
VENDOR: Jonathan Coe
Dota Creek Arkansas sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on KME and Hapstone knife sharpeners. The estimated grit for Dota Creek is 5000 JIS.Dota Creek is part of the Arkansas stone collection made by Jonathan Coe: Mountain View (Coarse), Bethesda...
SKU: WASHITASOFT-KMEX
AVAILABILITY: Out of Stock
PRODUCT TYPE: 4" Mounted Sharpening Stone
VENDOR: Dan's Whetstone
Washita sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on KME and Hapstone knife sharpeners. Although Washita is the most well-known among vintage natural stones, this is a modern stone. Estimated grit for Soft Washita Regular is 320 JIS.Washita stones are...
SKU: GUANGXI-KMEX
AVAILABILITY: Out of Stock
PRODUCT TYPE: 4" Mounted Sharpening Stone
VENDOR: Gritomatic
Guangxi Whetstones are used for super finish sharpening on KME or Hapstone knife sharpeners. Guangxi is mined in the Guangxi region in China. Estimated grit for Guangxi is 8000 JIS.Guangxi stones should be used with water. All that is required is to wet the Guangxi surface. There is no...