Norton

Soft Washita Whetstone for Edge Pro

For Hapstone and Edge Pro knife sharpeners (Edge Pro format)

$21.00 USD


Abrasive	Washita natural whetstone
Available grits 📊 Grit Chart	Estimated 360 JIS C
Composition	Single stone
Country of origin	USA
Extra material	Mounted on aluminum blank
Format	Edge Pro
Lubricant	Oil or water
Profile	Flat
Thickness of abrasive	6 mm
Total thickness	9 mm
Working surface	152 x 25 mm (6" x 1")

Category: $10 to $25, Edge Pro Stones, Fine, Natural, Norton, Oilstone, Waterstone

Type: Edge Pro Stones

Description

Washita sharpening stones are used for sharpening knives on Hapstone and Edge Pro sharpeners. Although Washita is the most well-known among vintage natural stones, this is a modern stone. Estimated grit for Soft Washita is 360 JIS. Washita stones are mounted on high-quality aluminum blanks.

Washita stones are mined in the state of Arkansas in the United States. Washita stones consist of silica, but unlike synthetic abrasives, do not consist of individual abrasive grains of the same size. Washita quartz structure consists of fused crystal grains of different sizes.

Washita stones can be of the following types:

Soft - modern soft stone for coarse sharpening
Lily White - top-grade vintage hard white stone without inclusions for fine sharpening
Rosy Red - high-grade vintage soft or hard stone with red veins
#1 - vintage hard stone for fine sharpening; stones may have little defects
Regular - vintage soft stone for coarse sharpening; stones may have defects and inclusions

Washita stones should be used with one of these lubricants:

Refined olive oil
Oleic aсid
Dan's mineral oil
Water
Soapy water

Soft Washita stones may have slight natural imperfections and inclusions.

About Norton

Norton. The birth of the sharpening stone industry in the United States dates back to 1823 in New Hampshire. A farmer discovered that stones in his pasture were ideal for sharpening scythes and axes. This excellent deposit of mica schist became the foundation for the Pike Company – the first supplier of commercially available natural sharpening stones in North America. As time went on, the company expanded its original product offering to include over twenty varieties of natural stone, including the Arkansas line. Quarried from the novaculite deposits near Hot Springs, Arkansas, these stones soon replaced mica schist as the quality standard in premium natural sharpening stones. As Norton developed its position in synthetic abrasives, Pike Company complemented its natural stone line with the new aluminum oxide and silicon carbide bonded abrasives. This strengthened its position in that portion of the market requiring fast-cutting, heavy-stock-removing sharpening stones. In 1932 Norton Company purchased the Pike Company. Norton Company was subsequently purchased by Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. (the global leader in abrasive sales and technology). Norton continues to serve world markets with the broadest line of natural and synthetic sharpening stones available.