BYXCO "American Mutt" Bench Stone -- "Grade B" Oversized Item (L) The sharpener will have a

The sharpener will have a slight excess of diamond particles when new that will cause it to feel more coarse than it actually is

Like a paring/petty knife bulked up for wilderness use

Great for when you need a big knife in a small package

or carving wooden forms to shape

but was also a weapon in its own right

BYXCO "American Mutt" Bench Stone -- "Grade B" Oversized Item (L) The sharpener will have aMade using waste material from the manufacture of other stones, the "American Mutt" series is a unique extra coarse hybrid ceramic made of a blend of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and a small amount of diamond in mixed grits. These stones hog off steel so rapidly that you'll quickly develop a thick "mud" of metal swarf on the stone! However, the inclusion of mixed finer grits causes it to leave a finer finish than one would expect for so aggressive