The One Scythe Revolution

Artificial. 22cm. Coarse grit and very aggressive. Used for pre-sharpening bush blades. - $8.00

Artificial. 22cm Medium grit. Fairly aggressive, yet soft and smooth. Good stone for initial honing after using a peening jig. Also really nice for repair work. - $10.00

Austria. 21cm. An aggressive natural stone. Great for honing bush blades in the field. - $10.00

Italy. 24cm. Medium grit amd very soft. Smooth and flat on one side, for sharpening knifes. For big hands, or smaller people with strong forearms. Too big for metal whetstone holders. -$14.00

Italy. 24cm. Slightly finer than the Green Dragon stone above, but much smoother and more aggressive. Great bush blades and Hartstahl blades, and blades peened with peening jigs.  For big hands, or smaller people with strong forearms. Too big for metal holders.  - $16.00

Austria. 21cm. A general purpose whetstone with a softer, medium-fine grit. Good for blades peened with peening jigs. A little coarse for our triple-peened edges. Fits metal holders.  - $8.00

Italy. 20.5cm. Medium fine grit. Soft. Makes a clay-like slurry. Very easy and effective to use, even for beginners. Excellent for beginners to use on the triple-peened blades that we sell. Fits metal holders. - $15.00

Slovakia: 21cm. The beautifully finished, very fine and hard Rozsutec whetstone. Finished on all 4 sides. It's hand-quarried near Rozsutec Mtn. in Slovakia. It's so fine, that beginner's often can't get it to do much. Once you learn how to really use a whetstone, however, it creates a very fine edge. Best for well-peened grass blade edges, that easily run over the nail. - $14.00

Italy. 23/24cm. In The Scythe Book it states that certain whetstones were so prized in the old days, that people would risk their lives to smuggle them. Well, this stone would have been worth it! About as fine as the Rozsutec stone, but much harder and much more effective. At one of my Advanced Scythe Workshops, a couple of accomplished Rozsutec whetstone users were wondering, "Say Botan, how come when you hone my blade, it's sharper and stays sharp longer?" If they don't believe me when I say, "I've got skills.", I'll confess, and let them try my Doppelbock whetstone. Once you've experienced it, it's hard to go back. For big hands, or smaller people with strong forearms. Too big for metal holders. The back side has a mysterious pictogram, of the "2 Flags". Effective on Hartstahl steel. My personal favorite! Rough split. Lots of individual variation between stones. Finished on edges only. Why it's so expensive, I have know idea. - $45.00!