- 3 stone EZ Hone comes with Coarse (Silicon Carbide), Medium (Soft Arkansas) and Fine (Hard Arkansas)
- 3 stone sizes are 4 inches long by 12 inch wide by 14 thick
- Comes with one ounce of honing oil
- Genuine Arkansas stones are 100% quarried in the Ouachita Mountains of Central Arkansas
- Comes in plastic tube for easy storage when not in use
This Mini EZ Hones is a cost effective and simple approach to achieving a keen, sharp edge on knives. This 3 stone model comes with Coarse (Silicon Carbide), Medium (Soft Arkansas) and Fine (Hard Arkansas) stones. The different stone grades are as follows: Silicon Carbide (Coarse): This is a man-made stone that is much coarser than any of the natural Arkansas stones. This is the stone to use on very dull or damaged edges. Soft Arkansas (Medium): This is the coarsest, most versatile and most popular of the Arkansas stones. Soft Arkansas stones are used to quickly put an initial edge on dull or neglected knives or other cutting tools. This is a natural stone and color can vary from white to gray/black to pink/gray, or a combination of these colors in a single stone. Hard Arkansas (Fine): This is used to establish and maintain a keen edge on cutting tools. Since this is a natural stone colors may include Grey, White, B lack/Grey, Grey/Pink, Black/ White, White or White/ Pink, or a combination of these colors. Genuine Arkansas stones are 100% quarried in the Ouachita Mountains of central Arkansas. They are highly sought after worldwide for their superior ability to sharpen knives and woodworking tools, as well as to put surgical quality edges on a wide variety of instruments Arkansas stones produce these fine edges s with less wear that man-made stones. All Arkansas stones work best with light mineral honing oil to suspend the metal particles produced by the sharpening process which prevents clogging of the pores of the stone. One ounce honing oil in included. The Mini EZ one comes in a plastic tube to protect when not in use.