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The Dan washita looks very similar to the junk Garret Wade I have.

I have a number of washita's in my accumulation, including a Pike washita that has original box, original label on stone and is...

The soft ark. I was referring to as "soft & mottled, not cutting" was a Lansky. On Amazon, I noticed a Halls, for about $15, for a 2" X 6", and it looked very mottled and quite different in...

I'll have to check the name of the "bad" soft I mentioned. It had a mottled appearance, was very slow, but I wouldn't characterize it as too fine.

To others (not Dave) as with anything,...

First, if you learn to sharpen freehand (like Maurice Fraser), you can do with a smaller, new stone. If you use a jig, then you need larger.

For a "new to vintage comparison" last year, I...