Genuine Arkansas Whetstone Novaculite Bench Sharpening Stones in Wood Box Sizes 4" to 12"

Bench Stones are commonly used for sharpening knives and cutting tools. These genuine Arkansas bench stones come in a variety of sizes, from the compact 4" x 2" all the way up the the huge 12" x 3".  These genuine Arkansas Novaculite stones are quarried in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas. They are highly sought after worldwide for their superior ability to put a keen edge on knives and woodworking tools, as well as to put surgical quality edges on a wide range of instruments. Arkansas stones are classified as Novaculite, which is an extremely hard and fine-grained mineral containing almost pure silica. Arkansas stones produce razor sharp edges with less wear that manmade stones. Many consider novaculite to be the rarest and finest abrasive in existence. These stones are classified in 4 grades and progress from Soft to Hard to Translucent and finally to Surgical Black. Each grade is based on the specify gravity or density of the mineral and not the grit or particle size. The