BYXCO "Bull Thistle" Continental Scythe Stone -- "Grade B" Free Special Grade A small Higonokami model with

A small Higonokami model with a handle frame made from polished brass and a laminated "blue paper" high carbon steel blade

Suggested Uses: All-around woodworking

The only things wrong with this example are grain runout in the handle and the head appearing slightly tilted due to how it was ground

and on tools too hard for a file to bite

This "Bull Thistle" series stone is carefully formulated from premium coarse synthetic ruby grit in a medium-hard ceramic bond

BYXCO "Bull Thistle" Continental Scythe Stone -- "Grade B" Free Special Grade A small Higonokami model withDon't let the name fool you these stones are one of the most versatile shapes around for sharpening just about anything with a cutting edge! This "Bull Thistle" series stone is carefully formulated from premium coarse synthetic ruby grit in a medium hard ceramic bond. Ideal for setting a toothy scratch pattern on slicing tools, performing routine bevel maintenance to refresh edges rounded over from repeated honing, and repairing minor to moderate