Stone ID?

[Jwhiteker]

Can anyone help ID this stone I found at an estate sale? Some say hard Arkansas, some say Washita. I haven't lapped it, but it's in great shape and seems clean. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Great forum you all have here.

[FRJ]

The stone appears to me to be a Washita. That's a guess.
If I were to be able to handle it I might be more confident.
In my experience the Hard Arkansas stones don't have that mottled look.
If you are used to using stones you might get an idea of hardness by putting a knife edge across it.
That can be very telling.
If it is a Washita and it is flat then it may not have been used very much.
It looks like a nice stone.

[FRJ]

The stone appears to me to be a Washita. That's a guess.
If I were to be able to handle it I might be more confident.
In my experience the Hard Arkansas stones don't have that mottled look.
If you are used to using stones you might get an idea of hardness by putting a knife edge across it.
That can be very telling.
If it is a Washita and it is flat then it may not have been used very much.
It looks like a nice stone.

Welcome to the forum.

I should know how to operate this thing by now.
Darn chinese spark plugs.

[cudgee]

Can anyone help ID this stone I found at an estate sale? Some say hard Arkansas, some say Washita. I haven't lapped it, but it's in great shape and seems clean. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Great forum you all have here.

Welcome, great first post. From the photo it looks suspiciously like a vintage Washita, possibly a Rosy Red, hard to tell without seeing it, but it is definitely a Washita from the picture, and more than likely a vintage. And the fact you got it at an estate sale gives more credence to it being a Vintage Rosy Red Washita. Very rare, collectable and so hard to find and a beautiful stone, they don't produce them any more, the modern Washita's don't even compare. They give a great edge on any carbon blade. Great find, and good luck to you, and yes i'm jealous. Look after it, but use it if you wish, they last forever.

[tnorton]

Nice Find Welcome

[Jwhiteker]

Hey, thank you guys for the warm welcome and vote of confidence that it's either Washita or at least a quality stone. Everything this guy had was good stuff. Vintage Starret taps, punches, v-blocks and such. Also got this big JM6 stone as well. It seems a little newer than the other stuff, but I got a great deal on all of it.

[cudgee]

Hey, thank you guys for the warm welcome and vote of confidence that it's either Washita or at least a quality stone. Everything this guy had was good stuff. Vintage Starret taps, punches, v-blocks and such. Also got this big JM6 stone as well. It seems a little newer than the other stuff, but I got a great deal on all of it.

After seeing what he had, and you were able to purchase, there is no doubt in my mind that it is a Vintage Washita.

[FRJ]

Is the larger stone a carborundum stone?

What dose JM6 mean?

[Jwhiteker]

Is the larger stone a carborundum stone?

What dose JM6 mean?

Guess it's a model number for a medium grit Crystolon stone from Norton from what I can tell.


https://www.acemart.com/kitchen/cutlery ... 1463685975

[FRJ]

Thank you.
Well that's probably another nice stone. Not fancy but if you sharpen knives on it it will serve you well.

I have some old tools similar to the ones you are showing. They're nice quality tools.

The hammer is interesting. Can you show how it is secured at the top?
What material is the head made from?

Is that a bronze bar at the left?
And fortunate you, you have that most precise tool, the simple plumb bob. And it's on braided line. Perfect!

I always thought that new tools and learning a new technique of some kind was huge value.

[Jwhiteker]

The hammer is interesting. Can you show how it is secured at the top?
What material is the head made from?

Is that a bronze bar at the left?

Hammer head is delrin material and appears to have been hand made as is the handle. It's held in place with just a traditional wedge, but I will probably pin it.

The bar is a solid hex piece of brass stock. It seems as though he'd used it as a drift. There is some light mushrooming on one end. HEAVY!

Thanks again for the help and encouragement.

[FRJ]

Thank you, jwhiteker.
A nice hammer and a nice group of tools.