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$11.10 USD
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Abrasive | Arkansas natural whetstone |
Available grits 📊 Grit Chart |
Estimated 600 JIS M |
Composition | Single stone |
Country of origin |
USA ![]() |
Extra material | Mounted on aluminum blank |
Format | KME |
Lubricant | Oil |
Thickness of abrasive | 5-6 mm |
Total thickness | 9 mm |
Working surface | 100 x 25 mm (4" x 1") |
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:
Advantages of aluminum blanks
Stones mounted on aluminum blanks are thicker than stock KME stones. We recommend using the thickness compensator if you use stones of different thickness.
Watch KnifeKrazy YouTube review of the new form-factor.
If you have a question regarding this product, please feel free to ask.
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