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When I was a small child, I can remember my grandfather spending hours bent over a sharpening stone working on his knives. He was a retired history teacher turned farmer. Actually, he grew up on a farm before joining the Army Air Corps in WW II.

Anyway back to that stone. He was always able to get such a fine edge on his blades. An edge that I have never been able to achieve in my years of trying. A few weeks ago I was at my grandmother's house helping with some field work and some general cleaning out of the barn. I happened to spot his old sharpening stone. I asked my grandmother if she would mind if I took it home with me. She smiled and said that would be just fine.

So after oiling it up I started with my Enzo Trapper in 01. Holy s**t!!! Talk about putting and edge on this knife. I've always been able to get my blades to cut paper, but never that hair popping scary sharp. Well... That has all changed. This blade is frighteningly sharp now. I ended up going through all of my blades. I'm not sure who made the stone. It's just a two sides stone, but I feel like I've stumbled on magic. Anyway... I was just happy and wanted to share.


 
I wonder...

I remember sitting by my father when I was a tot as he sharpened his knives on a stone. Sometimes he'd spit on it and I was fascinated. His knives were incredibly sharp.

He was using a Carborundum stone, so labeled, from a heavy-duty cardboard flatbox with black and yellow graphics. The stone could remain in the bottom box half during sharpening as about 1/3 of it remained above the top. I remember it even up to the '80's as still being in one of his toolkits, in the box, getting no use.

I've looked for that stone in the box for the last ten years. I want to find it badly. I hope it shows up.

I wonder if that's what your stone is. It looks the right size, though well worn for sure.
 
Thanks for sharing. I have a stone from my father that I haven't even used. I may want to give it a go now.
 
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