New Stone Please

[FortyTwoBlades]

Also, l will have to look into that one. Is that something you make? Thank you.

Yessir. Available in a number of shapes/sizes. Makes a great do-all stone for general maintenance.

 

[Bfishes333]

Yessir. Available in a number of shapes/sizes. Makes a great do-all stone for general maintenance.

Nice. I'm a fan of supporting people's work here on the forums, where can I see some of your product ?

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Nice. I'm a fan of supporting people's work here on the forums, where can I see some of your product ?

If you click the banner in my signature it should take ya' right there, but here's a link to the bench stone version.

 

[lutejones]

I can’t talk about the product of our forum mate, because I don’t have experience with them.
But for a system to get a working edge DMT Coarse and Spyderco ultrafine is really difficult to beat.
I’m also a big fan of Fallkniven double sided diamond/ceramic

 

[Eli Chaps]

Thank you, I will check out Dan's, it's come up a few times. Are all the Arkansas stones the same or is there different branding associated? He does have amazing work but yes definitely a user and my favorite by far.

All true Akransas stones (novaculite) come from the same region. Some say different mines/quarries produce more consistent, denser, or otherwise somewhat better stone quality. I don't know, maybe yes, maybe no. But, I do know you can varying quality in flatness, lapping, etc.

 

[Bfishes333]

Thanks for the reccomendations everyone. I ended up going with the Artic Fox and a new strop. Eli, thanks for info about the Arkansas stones interesting information.

 

[Ourorboros]

My other knives that are headed this way are m-390, s30v, s90v, 02 bh, and another Horsewright in Damascus. You are saying the Arkansas soft/black after the India stone if I go that route ? Thanks

You choose your stones, but to answer the question - no, I'd just go diamonds and stropping. Not my favorite stones, but with those steels I'll go for effectiveness over elbow grease.
The thing about natural stones is that they can vary in quality - both of the stone itself and of the finish. With novaculite, each company has their own mines. Then each company has their own standards of leveling and finishing. It's no fun to flatten a black Arkansas stone. That's why I recommend a specific company, other than Dan's and Norton companies have been said to have uneven stones or poor finishes. The finish of the stone will affect the fineness of the stone until you work through it.
While Norton was known for quality Washita and Arkansas stones, they don't offer the selection that they used to. I also think Dan's translucent and black stones are better than Norton's translucent.

 

[lutejones]

Thanks for the reccomendations everyone. I ended up going with the Artic Fox and a new strop. Eli, thanks for info about the Arkansas stones interesting information.

Don’t forget to give us some feedback on this stone, I’m really interested

 

[Eli Chaps]

My other knives that are headed this way are m-390, s30v, s90v, 02 bh, and another Horsewright in Damascus. You are saying the Arkansas soft/black after the India stone if I go that route ? Thanks

Sorry, didn't see this and I agree that Arkansas stones are not a good choice for those steels. If you want to stick with FortyTwoBlades he can surely guide you on what will work best on these steels for different applications and results.