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Hard Translucent Arkansas Ref: NHTA

Arkansas Stones

Due to its capacity of imparting the highest perfection to the cutting edge, the Arkansas Stone takes its place as the aristocrat among sharpening stones. Natural stones are quarried from the finest Ozark novaculite (silicon quartz) deposits, precision sawn to size, and finished to exacting surface configurations. Hard Arkansas stones are the finest-grained and most dense natural stone available.

Although there are no industry established standards for classifying hardness, particle size, or colour of natural stones, the standards established by Norton Company nearly 100 years ago are accepted by most knowledgeable sources as industry standards.

However, all suppliers do not adhere to these standards, some choosing to classify and label sharpening stones at their own discretion. This has resulted in much confusion for users, who experience widely varying performance levels between similarly identified stones of different manufacturers.

Norton guarantees a given product will duplicate performance stone after stone.

Arkansas stones are customarily prepared in two grades: Hard Translucent and Soft. Classic Hand Tools currently offer the Hard Translucent stones.

Hard Translucent Arkansas

- Gives very low metal removal rate and an ultra fine finish.
- Use to impart a mirror finish to your edge

We offer two sizes, the useful 4" stone which is easy to transport and the largest Arkansas stone that Norton offer, the 3" wide by 8" long stone.

Please note that the 8" x 3" Hard Translucent Arkansas Stone is currently unavailable. For more information please call us on 01473 784983, we apologise for any inconvenience.

Prices include VAT

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Type

Ultra Fine - 4"x1"x1/4" £27.50
Ultra Fine - 8"x3"x1/2" £79.50

Hard Arkansas - 4 Piece File Set Ref: NHA-86839

These ultra fine hard translucent Arkansas files consist of square, triangular, round (each 3" x 1/4") and a (3" x 3/4" x 1/8") knife shaped Arkansas stones

Price: £44.30 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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Hard Arkansas - India File Set Ref: NHA-86840

10 piece file set with the hard arkansas stones from the set above plus a larger square Arkansas stone and these 5 India stones.

4 x 1/4" - fine India - square file
4 x 1/2"- fine India - square file
4 x 1/4" - fine India - triangular file
4 x 1/4" - fine India - round file
4 x 1/4 x 1/8" - fine India - knife blade file

Price: £79.50 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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