Arkansas Whetstone

what is the grit of my whetstone?

i just revived my whetstone today and I’m very happy with it so far. But just out of curiosity i was wondering what the grit of it is. I looked on the website of the manufacture and didn’t find out. i was hoping that someone could help me with this . the stone i bought was a Arkansas Ultra Fine Whetstone. the is the link to the place i bought it from. http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=AC66

if you have used the stone, the grit is actually tiny bits of steel rubbed off on the stone from the blade. it is fine to leave on, or wipe off with wet paper towel. should be blackish grit after sharpening.

if not, it is factory added, probably to assist sharpening.

you can look up how a knife is sharpened online and see a picture, like tiny strands of hair getting straightened.

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